Trump symbolically changes Department of Defense to ‘Department of War’ | Donald Trump News

Pentagon chief says name signals more offensive approach to US military, but change unofficial without change to law.

United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order changing the name of the Department of Defense to the “Department of War”.

In a ceremony from the Oval Office on Friday, Trump said the name change was part of a larger shift away from “woke” ideology within the department. He added it would beckon in a new age of military victory.