US Edition‘A Lot of Sizzle, No steak.’ Department of Defense Becomes ‘Department of War.’
The renaming reflects a shift back to original military principles, with estimated rebranding costs ranging from $150 million to $1.2 billion, depending on implementation speed.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order rebranding the Department of Defense as the Department of War, authorizing use of secondary titles like Secretary of War in official contexts.
- Long ago, on Aug. 7, 1789, President George Washington created the Department of War, but the National Security Act of 1949 renamed it the Department of Defense under President Harry Truman.
- Data show a Pricer cost study estimates rebranding could range from $1200 million to $1.2 billion, with the Pentagon overseeing nearly 4,800 sites valued at $2.2 trillion and nine Army bases costing about $39 million in 2023.
- With Congress yet to vote, the Defense Language Institute in Monterey refuses to change its name, while the Pentagon moved to war.gov and signs near Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's office.
- Supporters argue the change signals an offensive posture, with Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson and Representative Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, backing it fully, while scholars note it lacks funding and permanence.
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