Post by huxbux on May 22, 2008 18:33:08 GMT -5
You Marines will love this one........
California Highway Patrol vs. USMC
Top this for a speeding ticket...
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. Officer
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.
Col. P.L. Russell
Awesome...
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
California Highway Patrol vs. USMC
Top this for a speeding ticket...
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. Officer
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.
Col. P.L. Russell
Awesome...
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
