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- [News Announcer] From tracking
conditions on the ground

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to conditions in the sky this morning.

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Calls are already
flowing in from (muffled)

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world seeking updates on Santa's location.

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Hundreds of volunteers
are manning the phones

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for NORAD, the North American
Aerospace Defense Command.

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Now joining me now from Colorado

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is Captain Katie Spencer.

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Good morning, Captain!

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So, first things first,

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how do you track Santa?
- Good morning.

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So the same technology that we use

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to track things that come into

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North American air space 24/7/365,

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is the same way we track Santa.

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So Rudolph has his bright nose,

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and it emits a lot of infrared heat.

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So our satellites pick up on that

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and we can pinpoint where he is.

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And then once he gets into
North American air space,

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our Canadian and American fighter jets

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will go ahead and escort him

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as he makes his way on Christmas Eve.

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- [News Announcer] All right, Katie.

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This has been happening each Christmas Eve

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since the mid-1950s.

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So how has NORAD's mission
changed throughout the years?

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- You know, with growing technologies

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and how things continue to evolve,

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so has our capability
to defend our homeland.

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You know, our satellites
are getting better.

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Our radars are getting better.

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Of course, and then integrating
our space capabilities

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into all that as well.

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And our number one priority
has and always will be

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defending the homeland.

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- [News Announcer] And
we'll be keeping an eye out

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there waiting for Santa's arrival.

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Captain Katie Spencer, thank you so much

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for joining us this morning.

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- Thank you.

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- [News Announcer] Thank you so much.

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Have a good one.