gotta love those Marines...
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.

Nick Jackson

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