NORAD Tracks Santa

1. 74th MRBC brings U.S. Army ‘maritime’ capabilities to Joint Task Force–Southern Border mission

   Soldiers assigned to the 74th Multi-Role Bridge Company out of Fort Bliss, Texas, deployed to the McAllen-Brownsville area in January 2026. The company will support Joint Task Force–Southern Border maritime operations along the Rio Grande River.
   

2. MG Michael Simmering - WSLS NBC

   MG Michael Simmering talks to a reporter from WSLS NBC, Roanoke, VA about the 2025 NORAD Tracks Santa event.
   

3. Col. Justin Elliot - KARK-TV (NBC)

   Col. Justin Elliot talks to a reporter from KARK-TV (NBC), Little Rock, AR about the 2025 NORAD Tracks Santa event.
   

4. Col. Justin Elliot - KRON - TV (CW)

   Col. Justin Elliot talks to a reporter from KRON - TV (CW), San Francisco, CA about the 2025 NORAD Tracks Santa event.
   

5. MG Michael Simmering - KIDY -TV (FOX)

   MG Michael Simmering talks to a reporter from KIDY -TV (FOX), San Angelo, TX about the 2025 NORAD Tracks Santa event.
   

6. NORAD Tracks Santa 2025 [Image 1 of 21]

   A volunteer shares laughs with others at the NORAD Tracks Santa operations center while monitoring phone lines at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 24, 2025. NORAD is a binational command that monitors and defends North American aerospace 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year using complementary, multi-domain defense capabilities, including military aircraft, radars, and satellites. The U.S. and Canadian professionals accomplishing this mission daily use these same systems with the additional mission of tracking Santa’s travels on Dec. 24 each year. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)
   

7. NORAD Tracks Santa 2025 [Image 2 of 21]

   A volunteer takes a call at the NORAD Tracks Santa operations center at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 24, 2025. NORAD is a binational command that monitors and defends North American aerospace 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year using complementary, multi-domain defense capabilities, including military aircraft, radars, and satellites. The U.S. and Canadian professionals accomplishing this mission daily use these same systems with the additional mission of tracking Santa’s travels on Dec. 24 each year. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)
   

8. NORAD Tracks Santa 2025 [Image 14 of 21]

   Volunteers at the NORAD Tracks Santa operations center monitor phone lines at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 24, 2025. NORAD is a binational command that monitors and defends North American aerospace 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year using complementary, multi-domain defense capabilities, including military aircraft, radars, and satellites. The U.S. and Canadian professionals accomplishing this mission daily use these same systems with the additional mission of tracking Santa’s travels on Dec. 24 each year. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)
   

9. NORAD Tracks Santa 2025 [Image 4 of 21]

   A service member takes a call at the NORAD Tracks Santa operations center at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 24, 2025.NORAD is a binational command that monitors and defends North American aerospace 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year using complementary, multi-domain defense capabilities, including military aircraft, radars, and satellites. The U.S. and Canadian professionals accomplishing this mission daily use these same systems with the additional mission of tracking Santa’s travels on Dec. 24 each year. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)
   

10. NORAD Tracks Santa 2025 [Image 16 of 21]

    We Have The Watch decorations are flanked by holiday decor during the NORAD Tracks Santa event at Peterson Space Force Base Colorado, Dec. 24, 2025. NORAD is a binational command that monitors and defends North American aerospace 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year using complementary, multi-domain defense capabilities, including military aircraft, radars, and satellites. The U.S. and Canadian professionals accomplishing this mission daily use these same systems with the additional mission of tracking Santa’s travels on Dec. 24 each year. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)