1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

I am writing to strongly oppose any proposal to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War. This is a purely symbolic change that does not improve readiness, capability, or national security, but would impose significant and unnecessary costs on the Department. Reporting has estimated these costs in the tens of millions of dollars for rebranding, administrative updates, and logistical changes across a large federal system. More importantly, this proposal reflects a misdirection of priorities at the expense of substance. The Department of Defense exists to deter conflict, sustain alliances, and project stability. Rebranding it in this way risks signaling a more aggressive posture that is inconsistent with modern defense strategy and potentially damaging to how the United States is perceived by allies and partners. This is not a serious policy proposal with operational value. It is symbolic spectacle at taxpayer expense. The United States does not benefit from governance framed as branding exercises. At a time when defense resources and attention should be focused on readiness, modernization, and real strategic threats, this is wasteful and distracting. I urge you in the strongest terms to reject this proposal and instead focus on substantive defense priorities that strengthen capability rather than performance. A serious country should not be spending time or public resources rebranding its institutions for symbolic effect while substantive national security challenges remain unresolved.