Summary
President Trump plans to sign an executive order to allow the Department of Defense to use the title "Department of War." A formal name change would need approval from Congress, which the administration plans to request. The Department was originally called the Department of War until it was renamed in 1947.
Key Facts
- President Trump plans to issue an executive order to use the title "Department of War."
- A legal name change requires approval from Congress.
- The Department was originally called the Department of War when it was created in 1789.
- It was renamed the Department of Defense in 1947 after World War II.
- Trump's administration aims to project a tougher military image with this rebranding.
- Secretary Hegseth has discussed renaming and other cultural changes at the Pentagon.
- Hegseth removed diversity programs and books he found divisive from military facilities.
- Transgender troops were removed from the military under a policy change supported by Hegseth.
