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

Casualties on January 17:

• ORR, CODY JOALAN – January 17, 2004
• POLLEY, LARRY EARL JR – January 17, 2004
• RANDLE, EDMOND LEE JR – January 17, 2004
• FONSECA, JESUS – January 17, 2005
• GEER, GEORGE RAYMOND – January 17, 2005
• OBAJI, FRANCIS CHINOMSO – January 17, 2005
• VITAGLIANO, THOMAS ERIK – January 17, 2005
• SHEPHERD, ADAM ROGER – January 17, 2006
• ALOMAR, JOSEPH DAVID – January 17, 2007
• DAWSON, EZRA – January 17, 2009
• ROBINSON, CARLO MONTELL – January 17, 2009
• SHANNON, MICHAEL PAUL DAVID – January 17, 2010
• WHITEHEAD, JOSEPH CHARLES – January 17, 2011
• EVARTS, MICHAEL SAYLE – January 17, 2011
• SIPPLE, ANDREW HOLLAND – January 17, 2014
• MEDDOCK, CAMERON ALEXANDER – January 17, 2019