BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — ‘Tis the season! Toys have been made and the list has been checked, TWICE! Santa is getting ready for his yearly voyage to deliver presents to millions of children worldwide.
From Latvia to Lithuania — to Luxembourg and Louisiana — Saint Nick and his reindeer pals will soon have their eyes on the skies. Christmas magic does the trick for them. But to know where they are requires a little more.
NORAD is a military defense command operated by the U.S. and Canada, but for one day each year, it’s the official Santa tracker.
“We have a community of about a thousand service members and volunteers that come in on that special day, answer questions, and help track Santa.” Sgt. Maj. Montrell Kea, senior enlisted leader and director of logistics and engineering with the U.S. Army, says the tech is a little more advanced than what you’ll find in the big man’s sleigh…