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

2006

• Marines with 3d Radio Battalion returned home to Hawaii from Iraq. The next day, Marines with 2d Marine Division started arriving home from Iraq at Camp Lejeune.

Casualties on February 27:

• CARTER, CURTISS ANTHONY – February 27, 2002
• ANDERSON, DANNY LAMAR – February 27, 2005
• GIENAU, RICHARD BRIAN – February 27, 2005
• LEWIS, DWAYNE PETER RYAN – February 27, 2006
• ZIZUMBO, DANIEL – February 27, 2007
• BEARDSLEY, WILLIAM JOSEPH – February 27, 2007
• CADAVERO, JONATHAN DAVID – February 27, 2007
• HENRY, LORNE EVAN JR – February 27, 2007
• SOTOPINEDO, KARL OSCAR – February 27, 2007
• SOUKENKA, RICHARD ANTHONY – February 27, 2007
• RICKETTS, WILLIAM SETH – February 27, 2010
• GOULD, KRISTOPHER JAMES – February 27, 2011
• TABADA, BRIAN – February 27, 2011
• WILFAHRT, ANDREW CHARLES – February 27, 2011