For 70 years, NORAD has tracked Santa’s journey around the globe, using the same radars, satellites, and aircraft that help defend North America every day. This holiday tradition allows us to share a bit of cheer while educating millions about NORAD’s mission of aerospace warning, aerospace control, and maritime warning. 🎅✨ Watch the video below and join us on December 24 as we follow Santa’s magical flight at NORADSanta.org. #NORADTracksSanta | Royal Canadian Air Force

Have you heard of the NORAD Santa Tracker? It's the North American Aerospace Defense Command's annual program that tracks Santa's Christmas Eve journey around the world. Here's a classified secret: this beloved tradition only exists because a Sears newspaper ad printed the wrong phone number in 1955. When kids tried calling Santa, they accidentally reached a secret Cold War military command center instead. Luckily, the command center played along and started tracking Santa on their radar, launch