U.S. Officers: COVID-19, Bomb Cyclone Will not Sluggish Santa’s Travels

The U.S. navy company identified for monitoring Santa Claus as he delivers presents on Christmas Eve doesn’t anticipate COVID-19 or the “bomb cyclone” hitting North America to have an effect on Saint Nick’s world travels.

NORAD, the North American Aerospace Protection Command, is answerable for monitoring and defending the skies above North America.

However the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based company additionally runs the NORAD Tracks Santa service, which permits folks to observe his Christmas journey via its noradsanta.org web site, social media channels and cell app.

The company this 12 months plans to have about 1,500 volunteers engaged on Christmas Eve to area cellphone calls from youngsters who need to know Santa’s location and supply schedule.

Lt. Normal David Nahom, a NORAD official primarily based in Anchorage, Alaska, mentioned the pandemic has not affected Santa’s busy supply schedule and he doesn’t anticipate any influence this weekend.

The freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall that’s disrupting vacation journey within the U.S. shouldn’t be an issue for a person who lives on the North Pole, Nahom mentioned.

“I feel Santa might be proper at house with the Arctic climate that’s hitting into the decrease 48,” Nahom mentioned.

NORAD’s vacation custom started in 1955 after a child mistakenly referred to as a Colorado navy command asking to talk to Santa. Extra calls got here in so the commander on responsibility assigned an officer to reply the Santa calls, and the custom took maintain.