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NORAD ready to track Santa’s flight for 69th year
December 19, 2024 — The North American Aerospace Defense Command is ready to track Santa on Dec. 24 for the program’s 69th year... MORE

NORAD ready to track Santa’s flight for 69th year
December 15, 2023 — 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 ready to track Santa’s flight for 66th year
December 1, 2021 — The North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating the 66th anniversary of tracking Santa’s yuletide journey around the globe!... MORE

Stock photo of the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, 23 December 2020.

NORAD has provided 65 years of safe skies for Santa
December 24, 2020 — Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, NORAD tracks everything that flies in and around North America in defense of our homelands. On Dec. 24, we have the very special mission of also tracking Santa. ... MORE

NORAD tracks Santa
December 24, 2019 — As the North American Aerospace Defense Command conducts its primary mission of defending the homeland, it stands ready to continue its tradition of tracking Santa’s journey around the globe Dec. 24... MORE

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.