Do you know what NORAD is? Even more important, do you know they TRACK SANTA? It’s true, and not only that, they offer an interactive website that features Christmas music, games, videos, a library of information on Santa and a countdown! How fun is that?! So check out the website with your kids (or without.  Because everyone knows they would probably just hog it and you wouldn’t get to look at all the cool stuff yourself…..) I was totally cool enough to snag me a chat with one of Santa’s helpers,  Captain Jennifer Stadnyk, Public Affairs Officer for North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).  She works all year round at NORAD and gave us a little peak at what goes on behind the scenes there each Christmas season. Captain Jennifer Stadnyk She Is Fierce: What is NORAD and what does it do?  Captain Stadnyk:  NORAD is a bi-national military organization responsible for ensuring the skies above North America are safe. NORAD performs this important mission 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year by monitoring the airspace and coasts of North America, and by being prepared to defend from any danger in the air.  She is Fierce: What countries are involved in NORAD and where are they located?    Captain Stadnyk: We are a bi-national command, which means Americans and Canadians work together at our headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado as well as our NORAD Region headquarters located in Anchorage, Alaska; Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Panama City, Florida with supporting Air Force Bases across Canada and the U.S.    She is Fierce: How far in advance do you start getting ready for the Santa Tracking? Captain Stadnyk: NORAD begins…