War Department

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Disambiguation: The US Department of War (1789–1947). Later renamed Department of Defense (1949). NOT to be confused with the modern Department of War (restored 2025 per Trump administration).

The United States Department of War was the Cabinet department responsible for the operation and maintenance of the U.S. Army from its establishment on August 7, 1789, until September 18, 1947. It also managed naval affairs from 1794–1798 and non-naval air forces until the creation of the Department of the Air Force in 1947. Originally headed by retired General Henry Knox, the War Department evolved into a complex organization managing military finance, purchases, strategy, and operational forces through World War II. Following the National Security Act of 1947, the War Department was dissolved and its functions split between the Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force, eventually unified under the National Military Establishment (later renamed Department of Defense in 1949). The War Department remains significant in the UAP/UFO archival context: in May 2026, the modern Department of War (restored under the Trump administration) began releasing declassified UAP-related records and documents dating back to the 1940s through the PURSUE (Presidential Unsealings and Reporting System for UAP Encounters) initiative on war.gov/UFO.

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Desambiguação: The US Department of War (1789–1947). Later renamed Department of Defense (1949). NOT to be confused with the modern Department of War (restored 2025 per Trump administration).

O Departamento de Guerra dos Estados Unidos foi o departamento do gabinete responsável pela operação e manutenção do Exército dos EUA, de sua criação em 7 de agosto de 1789 até 18 de setembro de 1947. Gerenciava também assuntos navais de 1794–1798 e forças aéreas não-navais até a criação do Departamento da Força Aérea em 1947. Originalmente chefiado pelo General aposentado Henry Knox, o Departamento de Guerra evoluiu para uma organização complexa que gerenciava finanças militares, compras, estratégia e forças operacionais durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Após a Lei de Segurança Nacional de 1947, o Departamento de Guerra foi dissolvido e suas funções divididas entre o Departamento do Exército e o Departamento da Força Aérea, eventualmente unificados sob o National Military Establishment (mais tarde renomeado Departamento de Defesa em 1949). O Departamento de Guerra permanece significativo no contexto de arquivos UAP/UFO: em maio de 2026, o moderno Departamento de Guerra (restaurado sob a administração Trump) começou a divulgar registros e documentos relacionados a UAP desclassificados que remontam aos anos 1940 através da iniciativa PURSUE (Presidential Unsealings and Reporting System for UAP Encounters) em war.gov/UFO.

External Sources

• United States Department of War · Wikipedia · reliability: high — Established August 7, 1789; 158-year tenure (1789–1947); Managed U.S. Army operations and maintenance; Dissolved September 18, 1947; First Secretary: Henry Knox
• Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters · U.S. Department of War · reliability: high — PURSUE initiative releases declassified UAP files; Files date back to 1940s; Portal war.gov/UFO hosts records; Ordered by President Donald J. Trump
• Department of War · Britannica · reliability: high — Cabinet department overseeing U.S. Army; Transitioned to Department of Defense 1947–1949; Civilian control of military under Secretary of War

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