President Donald Trump intends to restore the original name of the Department of Defense.

Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday that will designate the Department of War as the DOD's secondary title, according to a White House fact sheet obtained by Fox News Digital . The change will also name Pete Hegseth the secretary of war.

'Call the endless WARS what they are. And maybe then, we'll finally put an end to this cycle.'

Further, the order seeks to make the alteration permanent by instructing Hegseth to propose legislative and executive actions. The Trump administration plans to update public-facing websites and the Pentagon's office signage, a White House official told Fox News Digital.

The Department of War title was used for the United States' military agency unti

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