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NORAD ready to track Santa’s flight for 67th year
December 20, 2022 — Every day of the year, NORAD defends North America using an all-domain and globally integrated approach to track everything that flies in and around Canada and the United States. On Dec. 24, NORAD adds a special mission: tracking Santa. ... MORE

NORAD satellites, fighter pilots help track Santa
December 17, 2021 — Every December, millions of families around the world track Santa's Yuletide journey through the North American Aerospace Defense Command's Santa Tracker. "NORAD Tracks Santa" is a holiday tradition that started from humble origins — and as a fluke — but has now grown into a massive volunteer operation... MORE

NORAD Tracks Santa at Buckley Air Force Base in 2018.

NORAD Tracks Santa program underway for 2018
December 10, 2018 — The North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating its 63rd anniversary of defending the homeland along with its tradition of tracking Santa’s journey around the globe Dec. 24... MORE

The 63rd iteration of NORAD Tracks Santa kicked off Dec. 1, with a more mobile friendly website at http:// www.noradsanta.org, social media channels, “Santa Cam” streaming video and a call center that will be operating around the clock on Dec. 24.

NORAD is ready to track Santa’s flight
December 8, 2017 — The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., is celebrating the 62nd Anniversary of tracking Santa’s yuletide journey... MORE

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., tracks Santa’s 2017 yuletide journey.