The Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Command Region 1st Air Force protects the skies 24/365. But on ...
"We are using a combination of satellites, radars, and fighter jets. Usually, it is the radars that pick up first when Santa Claus leaves the North Pole, and the satellites will pick up Rudolph's nose ...
But on Christmas Eve, it tackles perhaps its most important mission: tracking Santa Claus as he delivers presents around the world. Tracking Santa is something NORAD has done for decades.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command or NORAD has been helping keep tabs on Old Saint Nick since 1955.