Sorry if you have already seen this. Oh whats up with the police Beetle?
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 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. The officer
attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would not reset and then
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 the location.
Back at the CHP Headquarters, the Patrol Captain fired off a
complaint to the USMC Base Commander.
The reply came back in true USMC style:
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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 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 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