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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis plans to visit U.S. troops stationed on the southwest border on Wednesday.

Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines will take part in Operation Faithful Patriot.

The word "heroic" was reportedly described as being "value-charged" and an education panel suggested doing away with it.

Three U.S. senators argue that sending JAGs to the Mexican border would add strain to an overloaded justice system.

The DoD is ready to work with the Department of Health and Human Services on the issue, a Pentagon spokesperson said.

The National Guard soldiers and airmen deploying to the border between the United States and Mexico may be armed.

The Pentagon hasn't figured out yet how, when and where to deploy troops to the Mexican border.

National Guard troops will be sent to help patrol the southern border in lieu of the border wall.