Thread: Ha Ha

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 Super Hornet which was engaged in a low flying exercise near MCAS Miramar - its home base.




Back at the California Highway Patrol Headquarters the Patrol Captain sent a letter to the US Marine Corps Base Commander, MCAS Miramar, about this humorous incident. The reply came back in true USMC style:

"Dear Capitan, Thank you for your letter. You may be interested to know that the tactical computer onboard 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 designed to destroy a hostile radar position.

BTW - our pilot suggests your officers cover their mouths when cussing - since these jets employ a very high definition video recording system. Also, please advise your Officer Johnson, the officer holding the radar gun, that he should clean his finger nails and close the snap on his holster.

Semper Fi !!!”

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