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

2004

• The court-martial of Sgt Gary P. Pittman began. Sgt Pittman, a reservist with 2d Battalion, 25th Marines, was charged with assault and dereliction of duty in connection with the treatment of prisoners at Camp Whitehorse detention center near Nasiriyah, Iraq. On the same day, Sgt Matthew K. Travis’ court-martial also began. He faced charges stemming from an incident in April where an Iraqi detainee was shocked with electricity while in custody of 2d Battalion, 2d Marines.
• Start of Operation Clean Sweep in Iraq
• Start of Operation True Grit in Iraq

2006

• Marines with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, began deploying to Iraq from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The unit had deployed previously to Afghanistan in June 2005, but this was the unit’s first deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

2007

• Operation Nijmegen II in Iraq
• Operation Alabama in Iraq

Casualties on August 23:

• SCOTT, STEPHEN MICHAEL – August 23, 2003
• THORNTON, ROBERT CECIL JR – August 23, 2004
• CHAPIN, CHRIS SHAYNE – August 23, 2005
• DIAZ, CARLOS JUAN – August 23, 2005
• BARBIERI, THOMAS JOSEPH II – August 23, 2006
• HIRLSTON, JAMES DANIEL – August 23, 2006
• ELIZALDE, ADRIAN MARCOS – August 23, 2007
• TULLY, MICHAEL JOSEPH – August 23, 2007
• FORTIN, JOSEPH D – August 23, 2009
• NEWTON, ROBERT JOHN – August 23, 2010
• RODRIGUEZ, RONALD ARIEL – August 23, 2010
• STEELE, TIMOTHY JAMES – August 23, 2011
• ALVAREZ, KENNETH CLIFFORD – August 23, 2013
• HOSTETTER, JONATHON MICHAEL DEAN – August 23, 2013
• THOMPSON, MATTHEW VAIL – August 23, 2016