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Hugo Lowell in Washington

Trump expected to order rebrand of Pentagon as ‘Department of War’

Line of tanks rolls over a bridge.
US military vehicles during a parade commemorating the 250th anniversary of the army in Washington DC on 14 June 2025. Photograph: Allison Dinner/EPA

Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday authorizing the US Department of Defense to rebrand itself as the “Department of War”, the White House said, as part of an attempt to formalize the name change without an act of Congress.

The order will designate “Department of War” as a “secondary title”, an administration official said, as a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency.

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