Tracking Santa with NORAD (Rebroadcast)

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E. Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello, Retired U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot

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🗓️ 24 December 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In 2020, we released a bonus episode describing the Canadian and American forces of NORAD, or the North American Aerospace Defense Command, who continuously monitor the airspace of our two countries--and indeed most of the world--to ensure threats to our nations are identified and managed.

But not everything that enters our airspace is a "threat." Every year, NORAD ensures the safe and unhindered passage of jolly ol' St. Nick and his precious cargo of Christmas cheer to all the North American children on his nice list.

Enjoy this replay of how Santa Claus is detected, tracked, and escorted, plus how you can play along on the NORAD Santa Tracker website.

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0:00.0	Well, firefighters, police officers, hospitals, these are just a few of the public safety services you're already aware of that are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, or 366 on leap years.
0:17.6	Well, of course, the military fits on that list, too, specifically the folks at
0:21.6	NORAD, or the North American Aerospace Defense Command, who ensure nothing untoward enters our
0:27.5	airspace any time of year. But on December 24th, they take on a new mission to ensure the safe
0:33.0	passage of a particular visitor, and here to help us understand that is Major Cameron Hillier of the
0:39.2	Royal Canadian Air Force. How's it going, Cameron?
0:41.5	Not too bad. Yourself?
0:43.2	Oh, I'm doing great. Thanks. Happy holidays to you.
0:46.3	Thank you, and to you too.
0:47.9	Excellent. All right, so you're in the Royal Canadian Air Force, but you are in, what, Colorado Springs?
0:53.3	That is correct. I'm currently on assignment down here in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado.
0:59.1	This will be my third year now doing NORADTRAXN. It's been a great pleasure now for the last
1:05.1	basically three years doing this, and more than happy to continue to do it and move forward. I'm happy to be here to do this.
1:12.6	All right. Awesome. Well, before we talk about our distinguished visitor, we need to make sure
1:16.8	has safe passage. Let's talk about NORAD very briefly in general. What is NORAD?
1:22.2	Norad or North American Aerospace Defense Command is a binational command between Canada and the U.S.
1:29.7	It was formed in 1958.
1:32.8	Now, if you just think back for a second, what's the importance of 1958?
1:36.9	Well, it's following the Second World War and basically getting into the heights of the Cold War.
1:42.6	At that time, both countries were basically
1:46.0	evaluating the Soviet threat. Considering how the likely approach was going to be from the north,
1:54.3	Canada and the U.S. essentially entered into an agreement, which we now refer to as a NORAD agreement,
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