Kids across the U.S. have grown accustomed to following Santa’s journey by tracking his flight path online or by making an old-fashioned phone call to NORAD to find out where his next stop is. They’re also able to play games and watch videos of his progress through the mobile “NORAD Tracks Santa” app.
All of this is possible, of course, thanks to hard-working personnel at NORAD. They start the task of tracking Santa each November, when NORADSanta.org starts getting inquiries from families. About 50 national and local contributors help set up the website, apps and phone lines, while about 1,000 uniformed personnel, War Department civilians, their families and supporters volunteer their time on Christmas Eve to answer questions on St. Nick’s whereabouts.
