Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding
enforcement on I-15, just north of the Marine Corps Air Station at
Miramar. One of the officers was using a handheld 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 . The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would
not reset and then it turned off.
Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in
fact locked onto a USMC F/A-18 Hornet (Northrop
Grumman aircraft) which was engaged in a low flying exercise near the
location. Back at the CHP Headquarters the Patrol Captain fired off
a complaint to the USMC Base Commander. T
he reply came back in true USMC
style:
Thank you for your letter. We can now complete the file
on this incident.
You may be interested to know that the tactical computer
in the Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked onto
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 onto 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 defense system before the
missile was launched to destroy the hostile radar position.
The pilot also 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.
Thank you for your concern..
Semper Fi
Semper Fi buddy!
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