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Trump To Reportedly Issue ‘Department Of War’ Executive Order
President Donald Trump has issued a new battle cry for the Pentagon, and with it, a new name.
Trump has been hinting at the move for a while.
From the Oval Office on Monday, Aug. 25, he said he wants to rename the Department of Defense the “Department of War," saying, “We want defense but we want offense too.”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth replied at the time, “It’s coming soon, sir.”
According to a document obtained by The Washington Post on Thursday, Sept. 4, the president plans to sign an executive order on Friday, Sept. 5 that “will refocus this Department on our national in…
CT Family Of Dad Killed In DC Crash Sues Army, FAA For $500M
The Connecticut family of a father of three killed last month in a midair plane crash over Washington, D.C., is suing federal regulators and the Army, claiming negligence led to the fatal collision, their attorney announced.
Casey Crafton, 40, of Salem, was among 67 people killed when American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed into a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29. Everyone onboard the jet and the three operating the helicopter died over the Potomac River.
It is the deadliest US aviation disaster in more than 15 years.
Original Report: Salem Dad Killed in D…
