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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.