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

2003

• Marine Administrative Message 007/03 authorized the Stop Loss/Stop Move for all Marine Corps personnel, active and reserve. Nearly 22,500 Marines scheduled to either leave the Corps between 15 January through 30 September, or move on to new duty locations in the next 90 days, were frozen in place. The order is the largest Marine Corps Stop Loss since the Persian Gulf Crisis in 1990-1991.

2004

• Operation Saloon in Iraq
• End of Operation Clothes for Kids in Iraq
• The first step of the massive troop rotation in the Persian Gulf region for the next major phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom began as the combat gear for the deploying Marines got underway. Marines were set to replace returning army units and assist in the rebuilding of Iraq. Thousands of Marines from both the I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and II MEF were scheduled to deploy to the conflicted region by February 2004.

2005

• Start of Operation Keystone Sweep in Iraq
• End of Operation Hedgehog in Iraq

2009

• Start of Operation Iron Gator in Iraq

Casualties on January 14:

• HINES, KEICIA MELIA – January 14, 2004
• HOLTER, PAUL CARROLL III – January 14, 2005
• WATTS, JUSTIN JAMES – January 14, 2006
• RIEKENA, JAMES DANIEL – January 14, 2007
• SANCHEZ, PAUL TIMOTHY – January 14, 2007
• HRBEK, CHRISTOPHER RICHARD – January 14, 2010