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

2003

• 4th Infantry Division arrives north of Baghdad to secure Samarra-Tikrit area.

2007

• Start of Operation Silicon in Afghanistan

Casualties on April 30:

• DICKERSON, CHRISTOPHER MASON – April 30, 2004
• DWELLEY, JASON BOSLEY – April 30, 2004
• VINCENT, SCOTT MICHAEL – April 30, 2004
• WILFONG, JOSHUA SHANE – April 30, 2004
• GARCIA ARANA, JUAN DE DIOS – April 30, 2005
• PARKER, KENYA AKWAN – April 30, 2005
• CALDWELL, CHAD ARTHUR – April 30, 2008
• EZELL, LAWRENCE DAVID – April 30, 2008
• PEARSON, ANDREW R – April 30, 2008
• TUCKER, RONALD JAMES – April 30, 2008
• MCILVAINE, JAMES RYAN – April 30, 2009
• TRAHAN, TYLER JOHN – April 30, 2009
• WOJCIECHOWSKI, MARK ANTHONY – April 30, 2009
• DICKHUT, NICHOLAS MICHAEL – April 30, 2012
• CONDE, GABRIEL DAVID – April 30, 2018