<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/off-road/" rel="tag">Off-Road</a></p><a href="http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/driven/1008_2010_ford_f_150_svt_raptor_on_patrol/index.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/raptor-patrol-630.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford F-150 SVT Raptor serves and protects</small></strong></em></div>
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Aside from the recent dust-up over immigration law in <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/22/autoblog-storms-into-arizona-for-the-auction-week/">Arizona</a>, we've heard very little about America's efforts on border patrol lately. Where once we heard all about fences, militia parties and night-vision, now the collective media consciousness is focused elsewhere. That doesn't mean that the challenges facing border patrol have exactly evaporated, of course. The men and women charged with keeping an eye on the line between the U.S. and Mexico still face mile upon mile of some of the most grueling terrain on the planet, which is exactly why the Yuma Sheriff went ahead and ordered up a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/raptor">Ford F-150 SVT Raptor</a> before the official government-issue fleet arrives.<br />
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<em>Automobile Magazine'</em>s Eszra Dyer decided to tag along with Major Leon Wilmot to see how the truck handles itself in an official capacity and just what this border patrol business is all about. As it turns out, the majority of the operation is concerned with large expanses of sand, moon dust, non-exploded ordinance and the cleverness of a people who want nothing more to outwit American law enforcement. If you've got a hot second, click over to <em>Automobile</em> for a quick read.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/driven/1008_2010_ford_f_150_svt_raptor_on_patrol/index.html">Automobile Magazine</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/automobile-checks-in-for-border-control-duty-with-ford-f/"><i>Automobile</i> checks in for border control duty with Ford F-150 Raptor</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/automobile-checks-in-for-border-control-duty-with-ford-f/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19555416/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/automobile-checks-in-for-border-control-duty-with-ford-f/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford F-150 SVT Raptor serves and protects</small></strong></em></div>
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Aside from the recent dust-up over immigration law in <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/22/autoblog-storms-into-arizona-for-the-auction-week/">Arizona</a>, we've heard very little about America's efforts on border patrol lately. Where once we heard all about fences, militia parties and night-vision, now the collective media consciousness is focused elsewhere. That doesn't mean that the challenges facing border patrol have exactly evaporated, of course. The men and women charged with keeping an eye on the line between the U.S. and Mexico still face mile upon mile of some of the most grueling terrain on the planet, which is exactly why the Yuma Sheriff went ahead and ordered up a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/raptor">Ford F-150 SVT Raptor</a> before the official government-issue fleet arrives.<br />
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<em>Automobile Magazine'</em>s Eszra Dyer decided to tag along with Major Leon Wilmot to see how the truck handles itself in an official capacity and just what this border patrol business is all about. As it turns out, the majority of the operation is concerned with large expanses of sand, moon dust, non-exploded ordinance and the cleverness of a people who want nothing more to outwit American law enforcement. If you've got a hot second, click over to <em>Automobile</em> for a quick read.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/driven/1008_2010_ford_f_150_svt_raptor_on_patrol/index.html">Automobile Magazine</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/automobile-checks-in-for-border-control-duty-with-ford-f/"><i>Automobile</i> checks in for border control duty with Ford F-150 Raptor</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/automobile-checks-in-for-border-control-duty-with-ford-f/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19555416/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/automobile-checks-in-for-border-control-duty-with-ford-f/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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