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[lufttiger]

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:


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

[McCoy]

Hillarious!

Thanks mate!

[Whiterook]

Beutiful...you just gotta love them Jarheads!

[Wolster]

Interesting article in UK news paper:

[Jim O]

Those sound a little too similar...

So I checked it out and guess what?

FALSE!!

See Urban Legends Reference Pages: Police Radar Prompts Missile.

[McCoy]

Hey, as long as it's on the net it has to be true... or hopefully not...

[Pylon1357]

Although these reports were both false, they were still an enjoyable read. I think the fighters are capable of such actions however they would not be active in such a situation. Funny none the less.