KBs PensNmore
12th January 2016, 12:07 AM
Two Texas Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on Hwy 77, just south of Kingsville, TX.
One of the officers was using a hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles, approaching the town of Kingsville.
The officer was surprised when the radar gun began reading 300 miles per hour and climbing.
The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would not reset and then it suddenly turned off.
Just then a deafening roar over the Mesquite treetops on Hwy 77 revealed that the radar had in fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet.
The plane was engaged in a low flying exercise, near the Naval Air Base, in Kingsville TX.
The head of the Texas Highway Patrol fired off a complaint letter to the Navy Base Commander for shutting down his equipment.
The reply came back in true Marine style:
‘Thank you for your letter, you may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Hornet had detected and subsequently locked on to your hostile radar equipment. It automatically sent a jamming signal back to it, which is why it shut down. Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile aboard the aircraft had also locked on to your equipment's location.
Fortunately, the Marine Pilot recognized the situation for what it was and quickly was able to override the automated defense system.
Had he not done so, the missile would have launched and destroyed the hostile radar position on the South side of Hwy 77, near Kingsville.
The pilot suggests you tell your officers to cover their mouths when they cuss at him. The video systems on these jets are very high tech.
Also, Sergeant Johnson, the officer holding the radar gun, should get his dentist to check his left rear molar.
It appears his filling is loose and the snap on his holster is broken.’
One of the officers was using a hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles, approaching the town of Kingsville.
The officer was surprised when the radar gun began reading 300 miles per hour and climbing.
The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would not reset and then it suddenly turned off.
Just then a deafening roar over the Mesquite treetops on Hwy 77 revealed that the radar had in fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet.
The plane was engaged in a low flying exercise, near the Naval Air Base, in Kingsville TX.
The head of the Texas Highway Patrol fired off a complaint letter to the Navy Base Commander for shutting down his equipment.
The reply came back in true Marine style:
‘Thank you for your letter, you may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Hornet had detected and subsequently locked on to your hostile radar equipment. It automatically sent a jamming signal back to it, which is why it shut down. Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile aboard the aircraft had also locked on to your equipment's location.
Fortunately, the Marine Pilot recognized the situation for what it was and quickly was able to override the automated defense system.
Had he not done so, the missile would have launched and destroyed the hostile radar position on the South side of Hwy 77, near Kingsville.
The pilot suggests you tell your officers to cover their mouths when they cuss at him. The video systems on these jets are very high tech.
Also, Sergeant Johnson, the officer holding the radar gun, should get his dentist to check his left rear molar.
It appears his filling is loose and the snap on his holster is broken.’