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

2004

• Start of Operation Trailblazer in Iraq

2005

• Marine administrative message 057/05 (MarAdmin 057/05) was issued stating that casualty assistance officers would no longer wear the dress blue uniform but a service alpha uniform when notifying families of a Marine’s death. The change was intended to help curb the growing negative view of Marines wearing the dress uniform.

2006

• Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 26 returned to MCAS New River, North Carolina. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 332 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31 also returned home to MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina. The squadrons had been deployed in support Operation Iraqi Freedom.

2007

• II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) assumed command of Multi-National Force-West from I MEF in Iraq’s Al Anbar Province. The last of I MEF Marines were able to return home to Camp Pendleton, California, by 15 February.

2008

• End of Operation Oklahoma in Iraq

Casualties on February 09:

• ROBBINS, THOMAS DOUGLAS – February 9, 2004
• WONG, ELIJAH TAI WAH – February 9, 2004
• HOUSBY, JESSICA MARIE – February 9, 2005
• BERTOLINO, MATTHEW LEE – February 9, 2006
• CHAVEZ, JAVIER JR – February 9, 2006
• SMITH, ROSS ANDREW – February 9, 2006
• CAMACHO, LEE ROY APATANG – February 9, 2007
• REGAN, JAMES JOHN – February 9, 2007
• ROSS, ERIC SHEA – February 9, 2007
• SHAW, ALAN WAYNE – February 9, 2007
• DERBY, GARNET ROBERT – February 9, 2009
• JEX, ALBERT RONALD – February 9, 2009
• ROBERGE, JONATHAN RICHARD – February 9, 2009
• WARD, JOSHUA ALLEN – February 9, 2009
• RAY, ADAM JAMES – February 9, 2010