The North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD, is a United States and Canada bi-national organization which, according to its website, "defends the homeland through aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning for North America."
On Christmas Eve, for the past 70 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command, track Santa Claus. We spoke with Major Kathleen Leaton about their work helping out the big man.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD, is a United States and Canada bi-national organization which, according to its website, "defends the homeland through aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning for North America." On Christmas Eve, for the past 70 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command, track Santa Claus. We spoke with Major Kathleen Leaton about their work helping out the big man.

NORAD tracks Santa every year. So we asked - how does he do it?

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The WRAL Daily Download is an in-depth conversation about a single news story. WRAL covers news across North Carolina every day, but this podcast focuses on one story at a time, bringing context to each conversation. The in-depth, localized podcast takes you into the latest stories from Raleigh, Durham, and the entire Triangle region on North Carolina. This is community news aimed at keeping you informed about the more subtle stories that are happening around you. Hosted by WRAL News journalists, episodes post weekdays by 4:30am.

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