US EditionTrump to sign executive order renaming Pentagon the Department of War
President Trump aims to restore the Pentagon's original name to promote a 'warrior ethos' and cultural shift, with Secretary Pete Hegseth to be titled Secretary of War.
- President Donald Trump will sign an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War on Friday, as confirmed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- The name change will make the Department of War a secondary title for the Department of Defense, with Hegseth referred to as Secretary of War.
- Hegseth stated that restoring the historic name marks a cultural shift and supports a warrior ethos within the military.
- The name change requires congressional approval to become permanent, as the Department of Defense was last renamed in 1949.
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Until 1949, the U.S. Department of Defense was a Ministry of War - and this designation should be re-established according to US President Trump's will. The previous name sounds too defensive to him.
Trump Will Rebrand the DOD the Department of War
President Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, his latest effort to project an image of toughness for America's military. The Republican president can't formally change the name without legislation, which his administration would request from Congress. In...
Trump seeks to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, his latest effort to project an image of toughness for America's military.
At the request of President Donald Trump, the Ministry of Defense is to be given a new name. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is to call himself "war minister" in the future.
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