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

2001

• The Bonn Agreement establishes the postwar system of government for Afghanistan, and establishes the International Security Assistance Force.

2004

• Operation Falcon Freedom in Iraq

2005

• All Marines Message (ALMAR) 061/05 announced a secondary mission for the Marine Corps’ artillery units. The new mission assigned each artillery regimental headquarters and each battalion a secondary civil-military operations (CMO) function. The artillery units were given the lead on CMO in their respective Marine divisions to help relieve the Corps’ Reserve civil affairs groups.

2010

• Start of Operation Baawar (Assurance) in Afghanistan

Casualties on December 05:

• DAVIS, JEFFERSON DONALD – December 5, 2001
• PETITHORY, DANIEL HENERY – December 5, 2001
• PROSSER, BRIAN CODY – December 5, 2001
• CLARK, ARRON RAY – December 5, 2003
• EGGERS, KYLE ANDREW – December 5, 2004
• ROODHOUSE, EDWIN WILLIAM – December 5, 2004
• TROST, MARVIN LEE III – December 5, 2004
• WARD, ANDREW MARTIN – December 5, 2004
• HESS, JORDAN WILLIAM – December 5, 2006
• MILLER, MARCO LAVEN – December 5, 2006
• SNYDER, ADAM PAULSON – December 5, 2007
• HANSEN, DENNIS JOE – December 5, 2009
• RAO, ELIJAH JOHN MILES – December 5, 2009
• ALEMAN, NICHOLAS JOSE – December 5, 2010
• REEVES, JASON ALLEN – December 5, 2010