When Santa Claus Was Deployed in Wartime | HISTORY
WEBDec 22, 2013 · When World War II came to the United States with the bombing of Pearl Harbor just weeks before Christmas 1941, Santa Claus was again deployed to help with the war effort. Santa urged...
Track Santa here. A military command is keeping close watch on …
WEBBy late Christmas Eve in Thailand, late morning Sunday in the eastern U.S., the tracker reported that Santa had departed Bangkok and moved on to Burma, Tibet, China and Russia, distributing nearly 2 billion gifts so far in his travels. NORAD’s findings could not be independently verified.
NORAD declassifies Santa’s location - We Are The Mighty
WEBDec 18, 2023 · Sixty-eight years ago, a child accidentally called the super secret "red phone," wanting Santa's location. Now, NORAD tracks Santa every year.
US military has Santa’s back despite being busy around the world
WEBDec 21, 2023 · Even though US troops are putting out fires all around the world, NORAD says it has the resources to support Santa Claus this Christmas.
Official NORAD Tracks Santa
WEBDec 24, 2023 · NORAD can confirm that Santa's sleigh is a versatile, all weather, multi-purpose, vertical short-take-off and landing vehicle. It is capable of traveling vast distances without refueling and is deployed, as far as we know, only on December 24th (and sometimes briefly for a test flight about a month before Christmas).
Where is Santa right now? Use the NORAD live tracker to map his …
WEBDec 25, 2023 · As of about 6:30 a.m. ET on Christmas Day, NORAD says Santa has completed his rounds for this year, stopping in Hawaii and the South Pacific Islands after moving across the United States. Earlier...
Santa Claus has taken many trips to war zones over the years
WEBDec 21, 2021 · Armed military police deployed to keep order as Santa gives out presents to the local children in the town of Zakho in Kurdistan Iraq on Dec 31, 2018.
How Santa Claus Ended Up on U.S. Military’s Radar
WEBDec 18, 2015 · Sixty years ago this month, near the height of the Cold War, Col. Harry W. Shoup, the new chief of the combat operations center of the Continental Air Defense Command, or Conad, unwittingly started...
Fire Watch: How the Military’s Holiday Tradition of Tracking Santa …
WEBDec 22, 2023 · On this episode of Fire Watch, we learn about the decades-long tradition and speak to the service members who track Santa on Christmas.
Santa Claus: Real Origins & Legend - HISTORY
WEBFeb 16, 2010 · When Santa Claus Was Deployed in Wartime. The modern image of Santa Claus first appeared in a Civil War illustration, and it wasn’t the last time St. Nick was deployed in wartime.