'A joyous occasion': NORAD crew waiting for Santa Claus' journey across Canada
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Santa Claus is coming to town tonight and the crew responsible for his Canadian escort is eagerly awaiting his arrival, with their eyes glued to their monitors.
Santa Claus is coming to town tonight and the crew responsible for his Canadian escort is eagerly awaiting his arrival, with their eyes glued to their monitors.
“It's a big mission," said Air Surveillance Technician Sgt. Imre Glaser-Hille, with a smile.
"Our training is going to kick in.”
A team of Canadian and American personnel, known as 21 Aerospace Control and Warning Squadron Voodoo Flight at 22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay are tasked with a delicate holiday mission: to identify Santa, his sleigh and trusty reindeer when they fly over Canada.
“Pretty well every single year I've worked on Christmas tracking Santa Claus," said mission crew commander Capt. Adam Murray.
"My role is to oversee the ops (operations) floor.”
Anything that flies over Canadian air space must be identified and receive clearance, even Santa himself.
