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

2001

• Elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) landed in Afghanistan to reinforce the 15th MEU at Camp Rhino located south of Kandahar. Marines from the 26th MEU’s Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT) and Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) bring with them valuable weaponry and combat vehicles.
• Karzai’s militia and Alpha Team 574 engage Taliban fighters at the Arghandab bridge, 17 kilometers north of Kandahar.

2003

• Operation Bulldog Mammoth in Iraq

2005

• Operation Rams(Tallie) in Iraqv
• Operation Stocking Stuffer in Iraq

2006

• Ross A. McGinnis, Army, Specialist, is the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on December 4, 2006.

2009

• Start of Operation Cobra’s Anger in Afghanistan

Casualties on December 04:

• JAKES, MICHAEL JAMEL JR – December 4, 2001
• BEHNKE, JOSEPH OTTO – December 4, 2004
• BOATRIGHT, MICHAEL LUKE – December 4, 2004
• GASIEWICZ, CARI ANNE – December 4, 2004
• MITTS, DAVID ANTHONY – December 4, 2004
• TUIALU’ULU’U, SALAMO JARED – December 4, 2004
• CUKA, DANIEL MICHAEL – December 4, 2005
• SCHILD, RICHARD LEE – December 4, 2005
• ADKINS, DUSTIN MATTHEW – December 4, 2006
• ANDERSON, CHRISTOPHER ALAN – December 4, 2006
• ECHOLS, THOMAS PAINE – December 4, 2006
• EVANS, KERMIT ORVILLE – December 4, 2006
• GAUTHREAUX, JAY RYAN – December 4, 2006
• MCCLOUD, JOSEPH TRANE – December 4, 2006
• MCGINNIS, ROSS ANDREW – December 4, 2006
• NELSON, ALBERT MARKEE – December 4, 2006
• SUAREZGONZALEZ, ROGER ALFONSO – December 4, 2006
• TURCOTTE, NICHOLAS DAVID – December 4, 2006
• HERNANDEZ, ERIC JAMES – December 4, 2007
• WHITE, DEWAYNE LENELL – December 4, 2007
• SAM, SOLOMON T – December 4, 2008
• SAVAGE, JOHN JARED – December 4, 2008
• ASHLOCK, VINCENT WAYNE – December 4, 2010