The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.

2005

• End of Operation River Walk in Iraq

2007

• Start of Operation Arrowhead Strike III in Iraq

Casualties on January 03:

• WRIGHT, JEREMY ROBERT – January 3, 2005
• HOUSER, THOMAS EUGENE – January 3, 2005
• ANDERSON, JOSHUA ROLAND – January 3, 2008
• BROWN, MENELEK MARTEL – January 3, 2008
• CASEY, THOMAS JOHN – January 3, 2008
• OLMSTED, ANDREW JAMES – January 3, 2008
• GILLIAM, CHADWICK ALLEN – January 3, 2009
• BOWMAN, BRIAN ROBERT – January 3, 2010
• DION, JOHN PHILLIP – January 3, 2010
• LENGSTORF, JOSHUA ALLEN – January 3, 2010
• SMITH, BRADLEY RANDALL – January 3, 2010