Our Lauren Moss caught up with Air Force Major General Mark Piper during his busy day to learn more about how exactly his team at NORAD tracks Santa’s journey on a yearly basis.

FILE – NORAD Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Charles D. Luckey takes a call while volunteering at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 24, 2014.

On Christmas Eve at the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center, you can find about 1,000 people tracking Santa’s every move to report back to the public.

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG /Gray News) - Deep in the heart of Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida lives a high-priority, protected mission. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) members are ...

FILE - NORAD Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Charles D. Luckey takes a call at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base, Dec. 24, 2014.

NORAD Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Charles D. Luckey takes a call while volunteering at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Dec. 24, 2014.

FILE - NORAD Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Charles D. Luckey takes a call while volunteering at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 24, 2014.

In 1948, the Air Force reported one of their early warning radars had detected “one unidentified sleigh, powered by eight reindeer, at 14,000 feet, heading 180 degrees.” ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG /Gray News) - Deep in the heart of Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida lives a high-priority, protected mission. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) members ...