The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.
2003
- Operation Ivy Lightning in Iraq
2008
2009
- Start of Battle of Dahaneh in Afghanistan
Casualties on August 12:
- BROWN, TIMMY RAY JR – August 12, 2003
- EATON, RICHARD SELDEN JR – August 12, 2003
- PARKER, DANIEL RAY – August 12, 2003
- WILLIAMS, TAFT VIRGIL – August 12, 2003
- GALVAN, DANIEL LEE – August 12, 2004
- TARLAVSKY, MICHAEL YURY – August 12, 2004
- BELL, RUSTY WAYNE – August 12, 2005
- GIAIMO, DAVID LAWRENCE – August 12, 2005
- JENKINS, KENNETH ANDREW – August 12, 2006
- LLOYD, MICHAEL CHADWICK – August 12, 2006
- ZEIGLER, KEVIN LEE – August 12, 2006
- AUSTIN, ALAN JEROME – August 12, 2007
- CLOWERS, JESSE GLADDEN JR – August 12, 2007
- KETTLE, JEFFREY DUANE – August 12, 2007
- KITOWSKI, CHARLES BERNARD III – August 12, 2007
- TINSLEY, JOHN – August 12, 2009
- PRICE, CHARLES LEVAN III – August 12, 2011
- HAIRSTON, SAMUEL CARLOS – August 12, 2014
- WILBUR, CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER – August 12, 2016
- TRANSFIGURACION, REYMUND RAROGAL – August 12, 2018