I run NORAD's Santa tracker program. It takes thousands of volunteers and state-of-the-art tech to give kids Santa's real-time location.

Dec 20 2022 by Business Insider

 
Lieutenant Sean Carter.

Courtesy of Lieutenant Sean Carter

Lieutenant Sean Carter is a public-affairs officer who runs the NORAD Tracks Santa program. The tradition started by accident in 1955, and now an average of 1,500 volunteers help every year. Carter works year-round to prepare for Christmas Eve so people around the world know where Santa is.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lieutenant Sean Carter, a 32-year-old public-affairs officer for NORAD in Colorado Springs,...

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