President Trump officially penned his name on the executive order <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/04/us-news/trump-live-updates-news-sept-4-5/">restoring the Department of Defense to the “Department of War.”</a>

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<figcaption>President Donald Trump, accompanied by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaks with the media while signing an executive order. REUTERS</figcaption>

“I think it sends a message of victory,” he told reporters.

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President Trump officially penned his name on the executive order restoring the Department of Defense to the “Department of War.” President Donald Trump, accompanied by U.S. Defense Sec…{ai:summary}President Trump signed an executive order restoring the Defense Department to the “Department of War,” with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at his side. He told reporters it “sends a message of victory.”Live coverage continues as the story develops; check back for updates. #military

DoD officially renamed ‘Department of War’ with Trump’s executive order

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