President Trump, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) President Trump signed an executive order on Friday seeking to change the name of the Department of Defense to ...

This article appeared in History of War magazine issue 153. In September 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the 'Department of War', reverting ...

In a move that was previewed in recent days by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order today proposing to rename the Department of Defense the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “Defense is too defensive,” noted President Trump recently, as he announced that the Department of Defense would ...

President Donald Trump recently hinted that he may revert the Department of Defense back to the Department of War, an old title dating back to 1789. “It used to be called the Department of War and it ...

US President Donald Trump on Thursday indicated that he intends to rename the Department of Defence to the Department of War, saying that “it sounds better”. According to a Fox News report, Trump will ...

As Pete Hegseth, whose current job title is Secretary of Defense, wrapped up a day trip to Fort Benning on Thursday, he turned to a group of reporters who had joined him and said: “Thank you for ...

Aug. 25 (UPI) --President Donald Trump said Monday he is considering renaming the Defense Department to the Department of War "over the next week or so." Trump revealed his plan during a White House ...

Trump signed an executive order Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, calling the current name “woke.” Congressional approval is needed for permanent change, but Trump ...

The U.S. Department of Defense has refuted a congressional report claiming the disappearance of the Apache helicopter unit, a ...

The fiscal year (FY) 2024 Department of Defense (DoD) President's Budget Request was released on 13 March 2023, with the request coming in at USD842 billion. The Janes Global Platforms and Systems ...

The U.S. Defense Department on Sept. 27 released a revised directive, 5240.01, which provides policy guidance for situations in which the department’s intelligence agencies — such as the National ...