#Norad

[cleolinda]

[stupid-twink-girl]

todays comic is topical

[usafphantom2]

Celebrating 100 years of the @RCAF_ARC, and the F-35 will ensure Canada is at the forefront of deterrence for many more to come. 🛡️ #AbbyAirshow

@TheF35 via X

[trexalicious]

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has been tracking Santa Claus on Christmas Eve since 1955:

The tradition began when a child accidentally called the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Operations Center instead of Santa. Air Force Col. Harry Shoup, the operations officer, answered the call and asked his staff to check the radar for Santa's location.

How it works

NORAD starts tracking Santa around 4 AM EST on Christmas Eve and uses its website, app, and social media to share his location. Children can also call the toll-free number 1-877-HI-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) to ask "Where's Santa?".

Other ways to track Santa

In addition to the NORAD website and app, children can also use Amazon Alexa, OnStar, and social media to track Santa. If you have children, grandchildren or other ankle biters around, this is actually rather fun and can be done from ANYWHERE in the world... 🎅❤️🎄

[naniyou]

NORAD still doing this every year makes me smile

[psycohousecat]

Guarding North American shores from communist infiltration since forever .. 🥰🇺🇲🇨🇦❤️

[cantevenbeachhere]

Ken!! you gotta check out the Norad Santa website cus it shows where santa has been tonight! im so excited for him to get to my house :D!

Wait, what?! You can track Santa??

Hold up… *one minute later* Wait you CAN!!

LOOK!

WAIT UNTIL I SHOW THE OTHER KENS!

[wannawrite999]

[girlactionfigure]

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reports that Fighters have been scrambled from Airbases in both Canada and the United States, in order to intercept an “Unknown Object” currently heading South over Canada, approaching the Airspace over New York; with Witnesses claiming that the Object was heard ringing and seen glowing Red.

[norad-petroleum-defense]

NORAD PETROLEUM DEFENSE

[pinteresttransfer777]

Yearly reminder to go give love to the Norad Santa Tracker

Norad was built to track missiles. Missiles, guys. Missiles that we thought would be sent by russians to kill us and start world war 3 with. But there is a tradition, from before when NORAD was CONAD, started because children started calling due to a misprinted number. Right now (christmas eve 2024) it's being used to track Santa's sleigh as he delivers presents around the world. How useless. How wonderful. What is the Continental Air Defense in the face of a hopeful child? What are missiles in the face of Santa?

[cleolinda]

[wolfnowl]

A new blog post for you: "Santa Tracker"

Enjoy!

[usafphantom2]

Some of RCAF’s finest.

@CcibChris via X

[texasthrillbilly]

So no one is tracking Santa this year?

[spockvarietyhour]

NORAD's North Portal, as depicted in 1980s WarGames, 1990s SG1 and 2000s's SG-1

Bonus, a photo from 1984 and 2006: