Tracking Santa has been part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s mission since 1955. Here’s how they track Santa and how the operation started.
NORAD’s annual tracking of Santa has endured since the Cold War, predating ugly sweater parties and Mariah Carey classics.
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Gen. Charles D. Luckey takes a call while volunteering at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado on Dec. 24, 2014. (Brennan Linsley/AP) The Christmas tradition has ...
Gen. Charles D. Luckey takes a call while volunteering at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File ...