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

2003

• The Marines of the 13th MEU (SOC) arrived in southern Iraq, setting up on the Al-Faw peninsula. Under the British-led Multi-National Division (Southeast), the 13th MEU (SOC) was tasked with disrupting illegal activities such as oil smuggling as well as providing humanitarian assistance.

2004

• Operation Centaur Strike III in Iraq

2008

• Marines with the 24th MEU began cycling out of Afghanistan after an eight-month deployment to the country in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Marines returned in waves throughout the coming weeks.

Casualties on October 13:

• CASANOVA, JOSE JR – October 13, 2003
• FREEMAN, BENJAMIN LEE – October 13, 2003
• WEISMANTLE, DOUGLAS JOHN – October 13, 2003
• WHEELER, DONALD LAVERNE JR – October 13, 2003
• WYATT, STEPHEN EUGENE – October 13, 2003
• BAKER, RONALD WAYNE – October 13, 2004
• FELSBERG, PAUL MICHAEL – October 13, 2004
• GONZALEZ, VICTOR AVILA – October 13, 2004
• MORENO, JAIME – October 13, 2004
• PHELAN, MARK PATRICK – October 13, 2004
• REGNIER, JEREMY FRANCIS – October 13, 2004
• SOLTES, CHARLES ROBERT JR – October 13, 2004
• BABCOCK, HOWARD EDWARD IV – October 13, 2005
• TUCKER, ROBERT WESLEY – October 13, 2005
• LUCAS, JASON ALLEN – October 13, 2006
• CRAVER, JOHNNY KEITH – October 13, 2006
• HEWETT, THOMAS JAMES – October 13, 2006
• STANTON, KENNY FRANCES JR – October 13, 2006
• DIMOND, SCOTT GENE – October 13, 2008
• BYRD, JORDAN MATTHEW – October 13, 2010
• CAIN, JUSTIN JAMES – October 13, 2010
• DEW, VICTOR ANTHONY – October 13, 2010
• JOHNSON, RAYMON LEE ALLEN – October 13, 2010
• RODEWALD, JOSEPH EARL – October 13, 2010
• VINNEDGE, PHILLIP DAVID – October 13, 2010
• COWDREY, ROBERT BRIAN – October 13, 2011
• HARPER, SCOTT DANIEL – October 13, 2011
• MILLER, JEROME DAVID JR – October 13, 2011
• SANCHO, JEREMIAH THOR – October 13, 2011
• TAYLOR, HOUSTON MARK – October 13, 2011
• BILLINGS, ROBERT JOHN – October 13, 2012
• GORDON, BRITTANY BRIA – October 13, 2012
• SAVARD, RYAN JAMES – October 13, 2012
• QUINN, PATRICK HOWARD – October 13, 2013