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the holidays , a time of joy and hope 

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for the upcoming year as families and 

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communities celebrate . It is also a 

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time of reflection for those held in 

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our memories . The continental US NORAD 

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region , also known as Connor continues 

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our no fail mission securing the 

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airspace over the United States . We 

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maintain a vigilant watch for any air 

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domain threats every day year round , 

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safeguarding our way of life Still . On 

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december 24th , we take on the extra 

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special mission of tracking santa claus 

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while he's delivering presents to 

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Children all over the globe . Since 

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1955 . On december 24th , NORAD has 

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faithfully reported santa's location to 

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Children all over the world . This will 

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be the 60 70 year tracking santa is 

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done with two air defense sectors , one 

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that keeps an eye on the western 

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portion of the United States and one on 

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the eastern portion . Both sectors 

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assist Konar using unique technologies 

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to manage alert aircraft throughout the 

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country for NORAD to put it plainly 

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we've got santa covered in december 

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visit www dot NORAD santa dot 

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org to join us as we count down to 

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santa's big journey around the world 

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december 24th . Check out the games and 

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information on the side as well . We 

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hope this holiday season brings you joy , 

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health and hope from all of us here at 

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Connor . Happy holidays