US EditionTrump signs order renaming Pentagon 'Department of War'
President Trump's executive order revives the historic 'Department of War' title as a secondary name for the Pentagon, emphasizing military strength while awaiting congressional approval for a formal change.
- US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on September 5, 2025, officially renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War, marking his 200th executive order since taking office.
- Trump stated that the new name is 'much more appropriate' considering the current global scenario and sends 'a message of victory and strength'.
- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth emphasized the name change is about 'restoring the warrior ethos' and focused on decisive military action.
- The name change reflects a shift in military posture, underscoring Trump's commitment to 'homeland defense' and a focus on winning wars rather than endless defense.
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Trump sends mixed messages with his newly rebranded Department of War - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — In his campaign for a second term, President Donald Trump promised that he would get and keep the United States out of wars. In his inaugural address, he said he wanted to leave a legacy of “unification.” And after just under eight months in office, he is openly campaigning for a Nobel Peace Prize.
SecDef Hegseth embraces 'War Department' rebrand: 'Maximum lethality, not tepid legality' · American Wire News
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. military will now practice “maximum lethality, not tepid legality,” remarks that show the days of the Pentagon’s obsession with “woke” ideology over warfighting is now in the past. Hegseth’s remarks came after President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War, its previous name that was changed after the end of World War II. “This n…
Pentagon gripped by 'frustration, anger and downright confusion' aimed at Trump: report
Outside of Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, there is little excitement within the Pentagon and among former defense officials to see the Department of Defense (DOD) renamed as the Department of War (DOW) with worries about cost, confusion and also how other nations will use the chang...
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