Youngsters of the world, tune in: Santa Claus is coming, and the North American Aerospace Protection Command is ensuring nothing sidelines Saint Nick’s international travels.
NORAD, the U.S. navy company answerable for monitoring and defending the skies above North America, has as soon as once more launched its Santa tracker as Mr. Claus units off along with his reindeer from his hometown on the Arctic Circle and makes his first cease in Finland.
The Colorado Springs, Colorado-based company’s Santa monitoring service permits folks to comply with his Christmas journey by way of its noradsanta.org web site, social media channels and cellular app.
Every year, 150 to 160 volunteers crowd right into a convention room at Peterson Air Power Base in Colorado Springs, taking two-hour shifts to reply the telephones as keen kids name to see if Santa and his sleigh have reached their rooftops.
Whereas some callers are capable of get by way of to a member of the navy or different volunteer — perhaps even the president, on some events — once they dial the NORAD Tracks Santa toll-free quantity, 1-877-Hello-NORAD (1-877-446-6723), others will get a recorded replace on Santa’s present location.
