Guess who's tracking Santa for NORAD this year?

[MrBishop]

Canucks use high tech radar to search skies for Santa

By TERRY PEDWELL

KABUL (CP) - Two Canadian soldiers have been given one of the most important jobs available at Camp Julien in Afghanistan - searching the skies with a high-tech radar device for a sleigh and eight tiny reindeer.
The job of tracking Santa as he crosses the globe is normally left to Norad, the North American Aerospace Defence Command. But with Canadian troops spending Christmas in a time zone that's hours ahead of Canada, the first sightings will be done using a military unit at Camp Julien near Kabul.
"I think we'll see a few reindeer, and maybe a man in a red suit with a big beard," said Bombardier Wayne Pardy of Marystown, Nfld. as he readied his radar screens for the duty.
"Hopefully we will see him. That'll make Christmas a bit better here in Kabul."

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Guess who's brother-in-law is in Afghanistan and happens to be one of four radar operators in camp Julien?

 

[Leslie]

ah man that's gotta be sooooooooooooooooo fun

 

[Gato_Solo]

ah man that's gotta be sooooooooooooooooo fun

This just in...A patriot missile battery fired two salvos on Christmas eve while tracking a small, high-altitude target. The target was destroyed, and, for some strange reason, the dining hall in Baghram is serving venison today instead of the usual turkey...

 

[chcr]

This just in...A patriot missile battery fired two salvos on Christmas eve while tracking a small, high-altitude target. The target was destroyed, and, for some strange reason, the dining hall in Baghram is serving venison today instead of the usual turkey...

 

[Leslie]

Canucks use high tech radar to search skies for Santa

By TERRY PEDWELL

KABUL (CP) - Two Canadian soldiers have been given one of the most important jobs available at Camp Julien in Afghanistan - searching the skies with a high-tech radar device for a sleigh and eight tiny reindeer.
The job of tracking Santa as he crosses the globe is normally left to Norad, the North American Aerospace Defence Command. But with Canadian troops spending Christmas in a time zone that's hours ahead of Canada, the first sightings will be done using a military unit at Camp Julien near Kabul.
"I think we'll see a few reindeer, and maybe a man in a red suit with a big beard," said Bombardier Wayne Pardy of Marystown, Nfld. as he readied his radar screens for the duty.
"Hopefully we will see him. That'll make Christmas a bit better here in Kabul."

source

Guess who's brother-in-law is in Afghanistan and happens to be one of four radar operators in camp Julien?

let him know my kids were on there all evening and they truly enjoyed their efforts

they fell for it hook line and sinker

 

[MrBishop]

let him know my kids were on there all evening and they truly enjoyed their efforts

they fell for it hook line and sinker

I'll let him know...but get this. My Bro-in-law's in charge of the bunch there and he "Gave up the honour" for the lower-grade troops. I'd emailed him about it and he told me that he felt better passing the honour down to someone else...kind of Christmas gift. Can you imagine? Giving up your 15 minutes of fame!?!

Sheesh....what a guy

 

[Gato_Solo]

I'll let him know...but get this. My Bro-in-law's in charge of the bunch there and he "Gave up the honour" for the lower-grade troops. I'd emailed him about it and he told me that he felt better passing the honour down to someone else...kind of Christmas gift. Can you imagine? Giving up your 15 minutes of fame!?!

Sheesh....what a guy

Nope. He's just covering his butt for the time when "the great rain of venison" came to Afghanistan.