Trump signs order renaming Pentagon 'Department of War'
President Trump directs Pentagon to adopt 'Department of War' as a secondary title, aiming to symbolize military strength; cost estimates for rebranding may reach millions, officials say.
- US President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on September 6, 2025, officially renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War.
- Trump stated that the new name sends a message of "victory and strength" to the world and deemed it "much more appropriate" given current global challenges.
- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth emphasized that this name change is about restoring the "warrior ethos" to the military and not simply renaming.
- This change reflects a desire to restore older military traditions.
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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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U.S. President Trump no longer wanted to wage wars. Now he renames the Defense Department. He promises himself a signal of strength. His new war minister has a different goal in mind.
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