United States President, Donald Trump, at both his White House events on Monday, has suggested the possible renaming of the US Department of Defense to ‘Department of War.’
Trump, while meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at the Oval Office on Monday, said, “You know, we got the Department of Defense, but I — between us, I think we’re going to change the name.”
He said he thought there would be more information to come on the matter “soon.”
“Everybody likes that. We had an unbelievable history of victory when it was Department of War,” Trump said. “Then we changed it to Department of Defense. So that’s a little thing, has nothing to do with your country, but it’s something that I think you’re going to be hearing about or seeing about over the next couple of weeks. Probably that change is going to be made over the next week or so.”
Department of Defense
According to ABC News, the Department of War was created in 1789 and was later reorganised and renamed after World War II.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is the federal agency responsible for safeguarding the United States through military power and is headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The Department of Defense oversees the nation’s armed forces—the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
Also known as the Pentagon, the DoD is led by the Secretary of Defense, a civilian appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, just like the current one, Pete Hegseth.
The primary mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces necessary to deter war and protect national security.
With over 2.8 million service members and civilian employees, the Department is one of the world’s largest employers, and its work ranges from military operations and defense research to humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
The DoD also manages alliances like NATO and oversees nuclear deterrence.
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