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.
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Sept. 5 to rename the Department of Defense to the 'Department of War.'
- Trump's rebranding efforts also include renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and reverting Denali back to Mount McKinley.
- The changes have faced criticism and pushback, particularly from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum regarding the Gulf name.
- Officials within the Pentagon expressed confusion and frustration at the costly implications of the renaming efforts.
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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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Hegseth switches nameplate to Secretary of War after ‘woke’ defense title dropped
Watch as Pete Hegseth has his nameplate outside of his office changed from Secretary of Defense to Secretary of War. Video shared by Mr Hegseth on Friday (5 September) shows the switchover, which comes hours after Donald Trump signed an executive order which restores the original name of the government agency, which was ditched in 1947. Signing the order 24 hours earlier, Mr Trump said: “So we won the first World War. We won the Second World War…
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