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

2003

• A Marine was killed and three others were injured while clearing mines near Karbala, Iraq. The deceased Marine corporal was assigned to Combat Service Support Group 11.
• Start of Operation Haven Denial in Afghanistan

2004

• Operation Mutual Security Iraq

2008

• Raid Report – July 2, 2008

2009

• Start of Operation Khanjar (Strike of the Sword) in Afghanistan

Casualties on July 02:

• BRADACH NALL, TRAVIS JOHN – July 2, 2003
• SMALL, COREY LEE – July 2, 2003
• HUSTON, JAMES BENTON JR – July 2, 2004
• SMITH, BRIAN DREW – July 2, 2004
• FLANIGAN, WILLIAM TIMOTHY – July 2, 2006
• MASON, COLLIN TYREE – July 2, 2006
• NOYES, JUSTIN LEE – July 2, 2006
• APINERU, FAOA LEONIDAS – July 2, 2007
• GARCIA SCHILL, JUAN MANUEL – July 2, 2007
• RUTHERFORD, CHRISTOPHER NEIL – July 2, 2007
• TURNER, ESTELL LEE – July 2, 2008
• SHARP, CHARLES SETH – July 2, 2009
• GRADY, RYAN JOHN – July 2, 2010
• JEFFERSON, DAVID ANTHONY – July 2, 2010
• WISNIEWSKI, DAVID ANTHONY – July 2, 2010
• LUMPKIN, JOHNNY WAYNE – July 2, 2010
• MCBETH, MORGANNE MARIE – July 2, 2010
• TUTTLE, JORDAN ELIAS – July 2, 2010
• CLAYTON, HILDA IVELIS – July 2, 2013