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Norad is to track Santa from its web site, starting on December 1st.

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 Members of North American Aerospace Defence Command are gearing up to track Santa Claus' travels on Christmas Eve, providing detailed information about his whereabouts on the command's Web site and through a toll-free telephone line.
 Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, provided a tongue-in-cheek assessment of the Santa-tracking mission.
He reported a "consistent phenomenon" the command has tracked for decades.
"Sometime around the 24th of December, this individual begins to take flight, and he makes a very rapid trip around the globe"

The NORAD elves are looking forward to tracking Santa again this year, General Renuart said. From 2 a.m. Mountain Time Dec. 24 through 2 a.m. Mountain Time Christmas Day, they'll track his progress, posting details on the command's Web site at www.noradsanta.org.

North American Aerospace Defence Command officials celebrated its 49th anniversary May 12 with cake and reflected on the importance of its mission.

"Today we celebrate 49 years of tradition and of history of defending both the nations of the United States and Canada" - Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command.

At a NORAD birthday celebration at command headquarters, General Renuart said May 12 is a day not just to remember the command's birthday, but also the relationship between Canada and the United States. General Renuart's first official trip as NORAD and USNORTHCOM commander was to Canada, where he met with the chief of defence staff, visited Canada Command, and met with senior government leaders

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