The North American Aerospace Defense Command defends the North American airspace 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and includes the New York Air Guardsman of the Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome, New York.
On Dec. 24, NORAD will add one more element to its mission list as it tracks Santa Claus on his around-the-world flight.
The American and Canadian NORAD personnel at the Eastern Air Defense Sector, a unit of the Continental U.S. NORAD Region, are standing by to support this effort.
"EADS is always happy to support NORAD's Santa tracking operation," said Col. Joseph F. Roos, EADS Commander. "Our highly trained Airmen defend the homeland day and night, and they are prepared and ready to track Santa this Dec....
12.22.2025 | ROME, NEW YORK, US |
Story by Timothy Jones
