{"id":25875,"date":"2020-11-17T00:40:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T00:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/11\/17\/norads-canadian-troops-plan-for-a-different-holiday-season-at-peterson-air-force-base-amid-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:26:09","slug":"norads-canadian-troops-plan-for-a-different-holiday-season-at-peterson-air-force-base-amid-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/11\/17\/norads-canadian-troops-plan-for-a-different-holiday-season-at-peterson-air-force-base-amid-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"NORAD\u2019s Canadian troops plan for a different holiday season at Peterson Air Force Base amid pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. \u2014 The pandemic has left the outsized population of Canadian troops deployed to Colorado Springs and their families isolated in a foreign land, with crossing the border meaning spending two weeks in quarantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, Canadian military leaders here are trying to figure out how to deliver holiday cheer to the nearly 150 families here, <a href=\"https:\/\/gazette.com\/premium\/norads-canadian-troops-in-colorado-springs-plan-for-a-different-holiday-season\/article_e1203ac0-2055-11eb-913e-3380fc4b2732.html\" target=_blank>The Gazette reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs military members, we sign up for all sorts of hardships,\u201d said Lt. Col. Apollo Edmilao, who heads the support unit for Canadian troops here. \u201cOur families really didn\u2019t sign on the dotted line. They are associated with us for better or worse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue for Canadian troops isn\u2019t that the border is closed. But going home got a lot more complicated with the virus. And with most troops getting less than a month of leave a year, a two-week quarantine has their families staying put.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs you can imagine, adding 14 days on top of any holiday you are trying to take is a burden,\u201d Edmilao said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The quarantine practice was put in place by the Canadian government as part of a largely-successful program to limit the spread of coronavirus. Among Canada\u2019s 37 million residents, there have been just 235,000 people infected by the virus. In California, which has about the same number of residents as all of Canada, 961,000 have been infected.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/11\/10\/ellsworth-minneapolis-st-paul-among-9-red-air-force-bases-worldwide-as-covid-19-cases-rise\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181204-F-MP223-033.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Ellsworth, Minneapolis St. Paul among 9 \u2018red\u2019 Air Force bases worldwide as COVID-19 cases rise<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Service members would have to meet specific requirements or have an approved waiver to either leave the bases for another military installation or arrive for duty, according to DoD.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the quarantine policy has meant that jetting home for a weekend isn\u2019t an option for the Canadian troops here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard on them, not being able to go back to see moms and dads for birthdays and things like that,\u201d Edmilao said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colorado Springs is home to Canada\u2019s largest permanent military presence in a foreign land as part of its commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/10\/20\/norad-f-22s-intercept-russian-fighters-bombers-near-alaska\/\" target=_blank>the North American Aerospace Defense Command<\/a>. The Peterson Air Force Base command was formed under a 1958 treaty that made defending the continent a joint task of the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for 62 years, Canadians have worked in Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s generally a deployment that families look forward to, with stiff competition to earn a spot here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edmila, who serves in the Royal Canadian Air Force, said the Pikes Peak region welcomes the Canadian contingent with open arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI saw it before and during the pandemic,\u201d he said. \u201cI wanted to thank the community for decades, over six decades, of support of Canadian armed forces members.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1429\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4382775.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"March 12, 2018, marks the 60th anniversary of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.\" class=\"wp-image-54427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4382775.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4382775.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4382775.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4382775.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,732 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4382775.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">March 12, 2018, marks the 60th anniversary of the North American Aerospace Defense Command. (Staff Sgt. Emily Kenney\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian traditions have found a home here. The largest Canada Day party outside of Canada is held in Colorado Springs every July 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canada\u2019s Remembrance Day and America\u2019s Veterans Day are honored together in a joint ceremony that regularly draws hundreds, with America\u2019s \u201cTaps\u201d and Canada\u2019s \u201cLast Post\u201d played to honor the dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Armed Forces Day rites of May are a binational celebration too, with both anthems played while the maple leaf and stars and stripes are marched in by an honor guard consisting of troops from both nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But not in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose unfortunately for all the right reasons had to be canceled outright,\u201d Edmilao said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like their American neighbors, the Canadians here are making do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Videoconferencing has filled in for in-person visits home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edmilao\u2019s support unit has worked to provide what comforts of home they can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the holiday season will require something more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Canadian armed forces have a lot of traditional events centered around the holiday season,\u201d Edmilao explained. \u201cWe are having to start planning for different ways to execute those traditional activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of the traditions can be traced back to the British Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others are newer, like senior officers hosting \u201csticky floor\u201d events where they mingle with junior subordinates often over adult beverages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leaders at all levels host \u201cin-homes\u201d over the holidays to invite their troops for a family-style dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Christmas dinner is something unlike anything seen at bases south of the border. The most junior enlisted troops sit at the head table and dine like kings, with colonels and generals donning aprons to serve the food and bus the dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are planning all sorts of alternates to the traditional holiday parties we usually have,\u201d Edmilao said. \u201cInstead of gathering people in a big gathering, we will look at smaller gatherings or maybe going out to individual homes to deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid the holiday planning, the Canadians are also keeping their minds on the mission here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NORAD troops work in shifts 24 hours a day to monitor the air, sea and space surrounding the continent. From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/06\/10\/norad-f-22s-intercept-russian-bombers-near-alaska\/\" target=_blank>escorting Russian bombers<\/a> near the coast to monitoring missile launches across the planet, NORAD remains on permanent alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are very cognizant of the no-fail mission of NORAD to protect the homelands of Canada and the United States,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian troops, like their American counterparts, are checked for COVID-19 symptoms daily and work spaces are sanitized on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, of the entire NORAD Canadian contingent in the United States, only one service member has contracted the virus. And that service member wasn\u2019t stationed in Colorado Springs, Edmilao said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/12\/24\/is-this-santa-claus-how-a-misprinted-ad-and-a-good-hearted-colonel-sparked-norads-christmas-tradition\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4009949.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018Is this Santa Claus?\u2019 A misprinted ad and a good-hearted colonel sparked NORAD\u2019s Christmas tradition<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">When Col. Harry Shoup answered the hotline from the Pentagon in December 1955, a small boy asked for Santa Claus. What happened next started a beloved, six-decade-plus tradition.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leaders at NORAD are also mindful of another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2017\/12\/24\/for-62nd-year-norad-takes-calls-from-kids-awaiting-santa\/\" target=_blank>no-fail mission every Christmas Eve<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It started with a mistake in a Gazette advertisement in 1955 that published an incorrect number for children to call Santa that connected them to a colonel overseeing air defense in Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NORAD embraced the tradition with American and Canadian troops volunteering to take calls from children all over the planet to give them the latest tracking data on Santa\u2019s global journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Planning for the 2020 version is underway, but conference rooms full of telephones and packed with people are likely out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cObviously things will have to change,\u201d Edmilao said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But NORAD will make do, and the calls will be answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the command\u2019s Canadians may finally get some time at home, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Canadian element is planning a period that allows some troops to take an extended leave. 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