"President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Friday restoring the "Department of War" moniker as a "secondary title" for the Department of Defense."
"Trump has recently argued that the Department of War "sounds stronger" and is "much more appropriate" for the Cabinet-level agency."
"The Department of War existed for 158 years between the years of 1789 and 1947. The department was split into the Department of Air Force and the Department of Army under the National Security Act of 1947. The armed services' departments were reconsolidated under the Department of Defense in 1949."
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order restoring the "Department of War" as a secondary title for the Department of Defense. Trump has argued that the name "sounds stronger" and is "much more appropriate" for a Cabinet-level agency, citing its use during World War I and World War II. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth publicly celebrated the decision with an all-caps post reading "DEPARTMENT OF WAR." It is unclear whether the president can change the agency's title without congressional approval. The Department of War existed from 1789 to 1947 before reorganization under the National Security Act and later reconsolidation into the Department of Defense in 1949.
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