The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.
2006
- Marines from 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, rescued three Iraqi hostages and uncovered a large weapons cache near Fuhuylat, Iraq, during Operation Spotlight. The uncovered weapons included a fully assembled vehicle-borne IED as well as numerous other munitions. Iraqi army soldiers assisted in the operation.
2007
- Start of Operation Hammer (Chakush) in Afghanistan
- Operation Rogue Thunder in Iraq
2008
Casualties on July 24:
- ASHCRAFT, EVAN ASA – July 24, 2003
- HEIGHTER, RAHEEN TYSON – July 24, 2003
- PEREZ, HECTOR RENE – July 24, 2003
- SERRANO, JUAN MANUEL – July 24, 2003
- ZANGARA, NICHOLAS JOHN – July 24, 2004
- BRUNSON, JACQUES EARL – July 24, 2005
- DALLAS, ERNEST WAYNE JR – July 24, 2005
- FULLER, CARL RAY – July 24, 2005
- KINLOW, JAMES ONDRA – July 24, 2005
- MONTEFERING, JASON WAYNE – July 24, 2005
- MONZON, MILTON MANUEL JR – July 24, 2005
- TAYLOR, CHRISTOPHER JAMES – July 24, 2005
- THOMAS, JOHN FRANK – July 24, 2005
- VILLATORO, RAMON ARISTIDES JR – July 24, 2005
- HIERHOLZER, DAVID MICHAEL – July 24, 2006
- CASTNER, STEPHEN WILLIAM – July 24, 2006
- SAMSON, DENNIS KENNETH JR – July 24, 2006
- WEST, JASON MICHAEL – July 24, 2006
- FINCH, COURTNEY DEAN – July 24, 2007
- FLOREXIL, CAMY – July 24, 2007
- LYNCH, ROBERT ALAN – July 24, 2007
- MATTERO, JOSHUA PAUL – July 24, 2007
- MCRAE, JAMES HEATH – July 24, 2007
- NOBLE, DANIEL SCOTT – July 24, 2007
- ZINDARS, MATTHEW ROSS – July 24, 2007
- COLEMAN, JUSTIN DEAN – July 24, 2009
- BERRIOS CAMPOS, HERBERTH ANTO – July 24, 2009
- BAUER, JOSEPH ANDREW – July 24, 2010
- HAND, ANDREW LEE – July 24, 2010
- LIM, DANIEL – July 24, 2010
- MORA, CONRAD ADRIAN – July 24, 2010
- VAZQUEZ, FREDERIK ERIK – July 24, 2010
- HANSEN, JUSTIN MICHAEL – July 24, 2012
- ROSS, ADAM COREY – July 24, 2012
- HAMILTON, DONNELL ANTWAIN JR – July 24, 2014
- PRANGE, BENJAMIN GILL – July 24, 2014
- WILLIAMS, KEITH MICHAEL – July 24, 2014