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Top This One For A Speeding Ticket
Two Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on
I-15, just north of Oceanside, San Diego, California.
One of the officers was using a hand held radar device to check
speeding vehicles approaching the crest of a hill. The officers
were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading 300 miles
per hour and climbing.
The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would not reset
and then it suddenly turned off.
Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar
had in fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged in a
low flying exercise near this, it's home base location.
Back at the California Highway Patrol Headquarters the Patrol
Captain fired off a complaint to the US Marine Corps. Base Commander
for shutting down his equipment.
The reply came back in true USMC style:
'Thank you for your letter.
You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the
Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked on to,
your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal
back to it, which is why it shut down.
Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile aboard the fully armed
aircraft had also automatically locked on to your equipment location.
Fortunately, the Marine Pilot flying the Hornet recognized the
situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile system
alert status and was able to override the automated defence system
before the missile was launched to destroy the hostile radar position.
The pilot suggests you cover your mouths when cussing at them, since
the video systems on these jets are very high tech.
Sergeant Johnson, the officer holding the radar gun, should get his
dentist to check his left rear molar. It appears the filling is
loose. Also, the snap is broken on his holster.'
Semper Fi
Two Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on
I-15, just north of Oceanside, San Diego, California.
One of the officers was using a hand held radar device to check
speeding vehicles approaching the crest of a hill. The officers
were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading 300 miles
per hour and climbing.
The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would not reset
and then it suddenly turned off.
Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar
had in fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged in a
low flying exercise near this, it's home base location.
Back at the California Highway Patrol Headquarters the Patrol
Captain fired off a complaint to the US Marine Corps. Base Commander
for shutting down his equipment.
The reply came back in true USMC style:
'Thank you for your letter.
You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the
Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked on to,
your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal
back to it, which is why it shut down.
Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile aboard the fully armed
aircraft had also automatically locked on to your equipment location.
Fortunately, the Marine Pilot flying the Hornet recognized the
situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile system
alert status and was able to override the automated defence system
before the missile was launched to destroy the hostile radar position.
The pilot suggests you cover your mouths when cussing at them, since
the video systems on these jets are very high tech.
Sergeant Johnson, the officer holding the radar gun, should get his
dentist to check his left rear molar. It appears the filling is
loose. Also, the snap is broken on his holster.'
Semper Fi
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Great Story. And yes, military aircraft operate like this !!!
Dan
Lifetime MemberIndeed, a great story... I've seen it before, but was located just outside Yuma, Arizona. Either way, it's funny. Semper Fi
Larry
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