NORAD prepares for another year tracking Santa's Christmas Eve flight
NORAD has tracked Santa Claus' Christmas Eve journey around the world since 1955.
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NORAD has tracked Santa Claus' Christmas Eve journey around the world since 1955.
"The conduct of one Russian Su-35 was unsafe, unprofessional, and endangered all," a NORAD commander said.
The Russian aircraft were detected just days after about 130 U.S. soldiers were deployed to a remote Alaska island.
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The bombers were intercepted by U.S. and Canadian fighter jets in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone.
Two Russian and two Chinese bombers were intercepted by the U.S. military in international airspace near the coast of Alaska Wednesday, officials say. The aircraft did not enter U.S. airspace and the activity was "not seen as a threat," according to NORAD.
NORAD's official Santa tracker allows families to follow Santa Claus on his journey this Christmas Eve.
NORAD tracked Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, just as it has for the past six decades, as he made his way across the country.
An internal investigation is underway after allegations of drinking on duty at a military base at two military commands, U.S. Northern Command and NORAD. CBS News has confirmed beer and liquor were found in an area with access to classified systems. CBS News' Catherine Herridge reports.
The top general at U.S. Northern Command has launched an internal investigation following allegations of alcohol consumption in the workplace. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge reports.
The aircraft was in international airspace, NORAD said, and did not enter Alaskan or Canadian airspace.
This was the second intercept — when an aircraft makes visual or electronic contact with another plane — in two days.
U.S. warplanes stationed in North America have seen rare offensive action this month.
The Tu-95 bombers were intercepted after "entering and operating within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone," NORAD said in a statement.
Military officials said there was no need for the grounding. The FAA said it is reviewing its procedures after confusion.
Norad spokesman Capt. Chase McFarland, who serves in the U.S. Air Force, talks about the Christmas tradition of tracking Santa. He says it goes back to a phone call in 1955.
Each year, NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) launches its interactive tool to help kids and adults follow Santa Claus around the world on December 24th.
"As we prepare to observe the holidays far away from our loved ones, we look down at our precious planet, and it becomes clear how connected we really are," said NASA astronaut Shannon Walker.
Four Russian bombers and two fighter jets were intercepted near the coast of Alaska on Monday by North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the organization said in a statement. The Russian planes were entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone when they were intercepted, but they remained in international airspace -- never entering American or Canadian airspace, according to NORAD.
U.S. warplanes intercepted Russian bombers and fighter jets off the Alaskan coast for the second day in a row Tuesday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed early Wednesday morning. The U.S.-Canadian airspace defense agency said two Russian bombers accompanied by two Su-35 fighter jets entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone and were intercepted by two NORAD F-22s.
They never entered American or Canadian airspace, according to NORAD
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Two U.S. fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers flying near the western coast of Alaska on Friday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement. The incident happened as the Russian jets were flying in the Air Defense Identification Zone around Alaska's western coast, north of the Aleutian Islands.