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

2003

• Roughly 6,000 Marines of Amphibious Task Force West arrived in Kuwait, bringing the Marine Force to nearly full strength. Nearly half of the 150,000 U.S. troops dispatched to the Persian Gulf region congregated in Kuwait while waiting for word whether the U.S led strike against Iraq was to go forward.

Casualties on February 24:

• CRACKEL, ALEXANDER BAILEY – February 24, 2005
• GRESHAM, DANIEL GENE – February 24, 2005
• PALMATIER, JACOB CHRISTOPHER – February 24, 2005
• MUSCAT, DIMITRI – February 24, 2006
• POWERS, JOSHUA FRANCIS – February 24, 2006
• BARNETT, JEREMY DAVID – February 24, 2007
• BIGGERS, ETHAN JOHN – February 24, 2007
• PEREZ, ORLANDO ANTONIO – February 24, 2008
• PHILLIPS, MICHEAL EUGENE – February 24, 2008
• BUNTING, BRIAN MATTHEW – February 24, 2009
• PATCH, SCHUYLER BRENT – February 24, 2009
• STREAM, SCOTT BRADLEY – February 24, 2009
• THOMPSON, DANIEL JAMES – February 24, 2009
• EMMERT, WILLIAM ERIC – February 24, 2009
• FIRTAMAG, JEROME – February 24, 2011