desertrat
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Two Arizona Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on I-8 near MCAS Yuma, AZ. 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 hilltops 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 AHP 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.
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 hilltops 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 AHP 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.
I really don't know if this is a joke or is real because the PO's in and around Yuma are some real Charlies....I've been pulled over there a few times....you go more than 2 or 3 over and you are toast.