Top this for a speeding ticket
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Top this for a speeding ticket
Top this for a speeding ticket
Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding
enforcement on I-15 near MCAS Miramar. One of the officers was using a
hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching near 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 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 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.
Back came a reply in true USMC style: Thank you for the message, which
allows us to 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. Furthermore, an air
to ground missile aboard the fully armed aircraft had also
automatically locked onto your equipment. 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 and your
hostile radar was destroyed.
Thank you for your concerns.
Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding
enforcement on I-15 near MCAS Miramar. One of the officers was using a
hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching near 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 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 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.
Back came a reply in true USMC style: Thank you for the message, which
allows us to 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. Furthermore, an air
to ground missile aboard the fully armed aircraft had also
automatically locked onto your equipment. 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 and your
hostile radar was destroyed.
Thank you for your concerns.
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