{"id":67076,"date":"2018-11-07T18:33:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T18:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/11\/07\/dod-drops-border-deployment-name-no-longer-called-faithful-patriot\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:18:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:18:53","slug":"dod-drops-border-deployment-name-no-longer-called-faithful-patriot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/11\/07\/dod-drops-border-deployment-name-no-longer-called-faithful-patriot\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD drops border deployment name, no longer calling it \u2018Faithful Patriot\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon is no longer using its name for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/02\/here-are-the-rules-of-engagement-for-troops-deploying-to-the-mexican-border\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. military mission on the southern border<\/a>, military officials said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOperation Faithful Patriot\u201d was the name for the deployment of at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/05\/why-were-active-duty-forces-picked-over-guard-to-defend-the-border-capabilities-pentagon-says\/\" target=_blank>5,000 active-duty troops <\/a>at ports of entry along three border states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Pentagon spokesman told Military Times that there will be \u201cno official name change,\u201d but department officials \u201care not calling it \u2018Operation Faithful Patriot\u2019 \u201d anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are merely referring to it as border support,\u201d the spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The change was decided by Defense Secretary James Mattis\u2019 office and was issued on Election Day, military officials told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/pentagon-dropping-use-of-faithful-patriot-as-name-for-border-deployment-1541605581?mod=hp_listc_pos2\" target=\"_blank\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/06\/heres-what-you-can-expect-in-extra-pay-for-border-deployment\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4875680.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Extra pay for border deployment? Here\u2019s what troops can expect<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Troops away from their families for more than 30 days may see extra pay.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis and other Defense Department leaders have consistently pushed back against allegations that the deployment of active-duty troops is politically motivated, or that it is related to the 2018 midterm elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t do stunts,\u201d Mattis said last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials told the Wall Street Journal that a possible reason for the name change is to more accurately reflect the mission to support another government agency, rather than conduct an operation under combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. troops deployed to the border are working in Texas, Arizona and California in anticipation of caravans of migrants and would-be asylum seekers, most of whom are from Central America, journeying through Mexico to the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. 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