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 ...

On Dec. 18, President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, authorizing ...

President Harry S. Truman signing the National Security Act Amendments of 1949, which converted the National Military Establishment into a new Department of Defense. (National Archives) During a White ...

President Trump on Friday signed an order to formally change the Department of Defense to the Department of War, framing the rebrand as a signal of American strength. In explaining the change, Trump ...

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to rename the Department of Defense goes beyond subjective word choices about whether to change a name that’s been in place since 1949. On one hand is ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday instructing the Pentagon to begin using the name “Department of War” in official communications and to pursue actions that would ...

President Donald Trump announced a name change is likely "going to be made over the next week or so" for the Department of Defense. The president said at the White House that Secretary of Defense Pete ...

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 ...

A recent report by the House Select Committee on the CCP issued a startling warning: U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) funding has routinely sponsored research conducted by institutions with deep links ...

During a White House press event on Aug. 25, President Donald Trump remarked that the Department of Defense name "didn't sound good" to him. "Department of Defense, I don't want to be defense only," ...