Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-93.42.16.130-20151105144656/@comment-1504072-20151105153902

XOF could still be carrying out various wet work assignments for the Patriots, explaining the low profile. However, given the events of The Phantom Pain, I'd be surprised if the group wasn't disbanded given that they're a liability.

FOXHOUND and Rat Patrol still operated under the U.S. Military, so they're not exactly equivalent to being a private strike force of the Patriots, even if their orders are influenced to a degree. Besides, the Patriots' growth in power/control may be such that they no longer need their own strike force by the time Solid Snake enters the scene.