Batesville, In— The journey has begun and Santa Claus is on the way!
Members of the U.S. Military will track Santa and provide an escort through U.S. airspace. Santa’s progress will be tracked online here.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command – or NORAD – is responsible for tracking every flight over the U.S. and Canada. NORAD will use U.S. Department of Defense satellites and technology to keep the journey on track. They will monitor his flight and even provide fighter jet escorts – if the need should arise over North America.
This year, more than 1,250 volunteers, including some elves, will be in NORAD’s call center, providing updates in as many as eight languages.
