Q. Will the public be allowed to camp out on the Mall during the Inauguration?

A. It is against the law to camp out (sleeping bags, tents, or other erected structure on National Park Service (NPS) property. That property includes the National Mall and the sidewalks of Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, as well as the Ellipse, Lafayette Square, Rock Creek Park and the C&O Canal.

WASHINGTON — As a result of the planned 2009 Presidential Inauguration January 20, the FAA at the request of the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense as part of the airspace security measures will be modifying the Washington Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) and Washington Metropolitan Flight Restriction Zone (FRZ) with additional flight restrictions between the hours of 1000-1800 local.

WASHINGTON — Cadet Airman 1st Class Darin Davis, flight sergeant for National Capital Wing's Andrews Composite Squadron, was recently interviewed in Rated-T Magazine about his role in the Civil Air Patrol. The two-page article on pages 68-69 in the Fall 2008 edition also talks about how CAP personnel are trained to locate distress signals from missing aircraft. Click the magazine image on the right to read the article in PDF format.

Rated-T Magazine is Friendship News Network's feature magazine with news from the teen point of view. FNN is a convergent media enterprise run by students and also produces news and commentaries for FNN TV, FNN Radio and FNN Online at Friendship Public Charter School in D.C.

Do you know when an emergency occurs in your community? The National Capital Region Text Based Emergency Alert and Notification System provides rapid text notification and update information during a major crisis or emergency. The system delivers important emergency alerts, notifications and updates on a range of devices including e-mail, cell phones, pagers, BlackBerry and wireless PDAs. To register for text alerts for your local jurisdiction in the Washington, D.C., metro area, click here.

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — A reception honoring 2008 Wreaths Across America participants will be held Dec. 13 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. The event honors Worcester Wreath Co. owners Karen and Morrill Worcester and Civil Air Patrol members who will lay wreaths at 9 a.m. that day at Arlington.

Cadet Maj. James Flanagan, Fairfax Composite Squadron, practices the "ABCs" of first aid during a certification course at wing headquarters Nov. 22. Capt. Jim Dunn, Andrews Composite Squadron nurse officer, instructed students from four squadrons, wing headquarters and neighboring Virginia Wing. Photo by Maj. Paul Cianciolo

Royal Canadian Air Cadets stand in front of the Potomac River with CAP cadets David Dunn (far left) and Tyler Jackson (right) and Lt. Col. J.D. Ellis (far right), wing director of cadet programs, during the 2008 US FreedomWalk Festival. Photo by 1st Lt. Mary Sherrer

ARLINGTON, Va. — Civil Air Patrol’s Arlington Composite Squadron, National Capital Wing, was recognized for educating the youth of Arlington County in good citizenship, community involvement and aerospace education while performing many hours of service during the past six years at the US FreedomWalk Festival.

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — The 57,000 members of the Civil Air Patrol will observe another year of vigilant service to America on Dec. 1.

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — In what is now very much a holiday tradition, Civil Air Patrol is partnering with Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit organization with a mission to remember, honor and teach about the service and sacrifices of our nation's veterans.