Canadian NORAD Region Names Santa's Escort Pilots and Tracking Crews
NORAD celebrates 60 years of tracking Old Saint Nick
/EINPresswire.com/ -- WINNIPEG, MANITOBA -- (Marketwired) -- 12/02/15 -- The Canadian NORAD Region kicks off the 60th anniversary of tracking Santa's yuletide journey from the North Pole with the naming of his escort pilots and tracking crews for the important job.
Quick Facts
-- Santa's escort pilots from 3 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Bagotville, Que.
are Captain Andrew Jakubaitis, and Captain Pierre-David Boivin. The CF-
18 Hornet Crew Chiefs supporting them are Master Corporal Marc-Andre
David and Corporal Steeven Cantin.
-- Santa's escort pilots from 4 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alta.
are Lieutenant-Colonel William Radiff and Lieutenant-Colonel Mark
Bortnem (U.S. Air Force). Their CF-18 Hornet Crew Chiefs are Corporal
Sean Adel and Aviator Laurie Dunbar.
-- Santa Trackers from 21 Aerospace Control and Warning Squadron, 22 Wing
at CFB North Bay, Ont. include: Major Darren Reck, Captain Pierre
Grignon, and United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Amanda Pascoe,
whose duty it is to maintain radio contact with Santa and his escort
pilots.
-- Santa trackers, escort pilots, and crew chiefs will be available for
interviews until December 23, 2015.
-- The NORAD Tracks Santa website: www.noradsanta.org, now live and
available in eight languages, features Santa's North Pole Village,
including a holiday countdown, games, activities, and more.
-- Starting at 12:01 a.m. MST on Dec. 24, website visitors can watch Santa
make preparations for his flight. NORAD's "Santa Cams" will stream
videos on the website as Santa makes his way over various locations.
Then, at 4 a.m. MST (6 a.m. EST), trackers worldwide can speak with a
live phone operator to inquire as to Santa's whereabouts by dialing the
toll-free number 1-877-Hi-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) or by sending an email
to noradtrackssanta@outlook.com. Any time on Dec. 24, Windows Phone
users can ask Cortana for Santa's location, and OnStar subscribers can
press the OnStar button in their vehicles to find Santa.
Quote
"The men and women of the Canadian NORAD Region keep watchful eyes over North American airspace 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It's a great responsibility to ensure Santa's safe passage around North America so that he can continue his journey of goodwill and cheer; and we're honoured to celebrate 60 successful years of this gratifying mission."
Major-General David Wheeler
Commander Canadian NORAD Region
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Associated Links
Contacts:
1 Canadian Air Division and Canadian
NORAD Region Headquarters
Captain Wright Eruebi
Public Affairs Officer
204-833-2500 ext. 6795 / Cell: 204-291-1789
wright.eruebi@forces.gc.ca
22 Wing/CFB North Bay
Captain Leah Pierce
Public Affairs Officer
705-494-2011 ext. 2822
Cell: 705-491-1022
Leah.Pierce@forces.gc.ca
3 Wing/CFB Bagotville
Captain Marie-France Poulin
Public Affairs Officer
418-677-4145
Cell: 418-550-0634
marie-france.poulin@forces.gc.ca
4 Wing/CFB Cold Lake
Lieutenant Mat Strong
Public Affairs Officer
780-840-8000 ext. 8121
Cell: 780-813-0210
mathew.strong@forces.gc.ca
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