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Top This One For A Speeding Ticket in Kingsville, TX
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 officers
were suddenly 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 tree tops on Hwy 77
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 this, it's Naval Air
home base location in Kingsville TX.
Back at the Texas Highway Patrol Headquarters in Corpus Christi the
Patrol Captain fired off a complaint to the US Naval Base Commander in
Kingsville for shutting down his equipment.
The reply came back in true USMC style:
"Thank you for your letter....
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's 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
on the side of Hwy 77, south. of Kingsville
The pilot suggests you cover your mouths when swearing 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."
Semper Fi
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 officers
were suddenly 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 tree tops on Hwy 77
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 this, it's Naval Air
home base location in Kingsville TX.
Back at the Texas Highway Patrol Headquarters in Corpus Christi the
Patrol Captain fired off a complaint to the US Naval Base Commander in
Kingsville for shutting down his equipment.
The reply came back in true USMC style:
"Thank you for your letter....
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's 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
on the side of Hwy 77, south. of Kingsville
The pilot suggests you cover your mouths when swearing 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."
Semper Fi
