Trump signs order to call Department of Defense the 'Department of War'

US President Donald Trump has rolled out another name for the government's largest agency on Friday. He has signed an executive order for the Department of Defense to call itself the Department of War. The executive order will authorize Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use secondary titles like "Secretary of War."

The Defense Department's website and social media accounts were also replaced shortly after the signing. The name "War Department" has not been used since the 1940s, when officials sought to emphasize the Pentagon's role in preventing conflicts.