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It is that time of year again … when the North American Aerespace Defense Command (NORAD), a bi-national military coalition of the United Stated and Canada, turns over its global tracking systems to the primary task of tracking one aircraft, making sure this special annual mission goes unimpeded anywhere in the world … the flight [...]

In approximately 20 Hours, from when this post is being written, a special type of aircraft’s power plants will begin fueling on carrots and lettuce, as Elf rampers begin loading cargo at a speed that would make FedEx’s SuperHub jealous.   In just Seventeen Hours and Forty-Five Minutes from now, at the time this post [...]

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), comprised of the United States Military and Canadian Forces has an important job protecting the air space over North America … but one night out of the year NORAD repurposes its satellites, radar, distant early warning systems and airborne early warning aircraft with an even more important job [...]

As news unfolded earlier today that multiple packages with explosives made their way from Yemen to Dubai International Airport, in the UAE, and East Midland Airport, in the UK, air cargo security is once again moving to the forefront of the news. I won’t rehash the basics of this developing news story, what I will [...]

24/12/2008 – Live Santa Satellite Tracking…clear the air space…Santa is on his way It is that time of the year again, ChristmasEve. Tonight is the night when the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) stops tracking aircraft, satellites and everything else in the sky to focus on one single target…Santa Clause and his team of [...]

Web:  www.fishfoto.com – E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 24/12/2008 – Track Santa With Live Satellite Tracking On Christmas Eve Tonight is Christmas Eve all over the world, which can mean only one thing…tonight the air space, belongs to Santa and his team of reindeer. No matter where in the world you are, you can track Santa’s path around [...]