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

2002

• All seven Marine crewmen were killed when their Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar-based KC-130R crashed near a forward operating base at Shamsi, Pakistan. Enemy ground fire was not suspected in the crash. The Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352) Marines were the first to die in the war on terrorism.

2005

• Start of Operation Lanthonid in Iraq
• Operation Therapist in Iraq

2007

• End of Battle of Haifa Street in Iraq

2008

• Start of Operation Iron Harvest in Iraq

Casualties on January 09:

• BANCROFT, MATTHEW WILLIAM  – January 9, 2002
• BERTRAND, BRYAN PAHL – January 9, 2002
• BRYSON, STEPHEN LAMON – January 9, 2002
• GERMOSEN, SCOTT NELSON – January 9, 2002
• HAYS, NATHAN PAUL – January 9, 2002
• MCCOLLUM, DANIEL GARDNER – January 9, 2002
• WINTERS, JEANNETTE LEE – January 9, 2002
• FITE, JOSEPH EARL – January 9, 2005
• MCFARLANE, DWAYNE JAMES JR – January 9, 2005
• BERG, RYAN RUSSELL – January 9, 2007
• SUN, MING – January 9, 2007
• WOSIKA, JAMES MATTHEW JR – January 9, 2007
• DRAKULICH, DAVID JOSEPH – January 9, 2008
• DAVIS, TODD EDWARD – January 9, 2008
• DOZIER, JONATHAN KILIAN – January 9, 2008
• GAUL, SEAN MICHAEL – January 9, 2008
• MCBRIDE, ZACHARY WADE – January 9, 2008
• PIONK, MATTHEW IGNATIUS – January 9, 2008
• SANDERS, CHRISTOPHER ALAN – January 9, 2008
• HERNANDEZ, JOSEPH MICHAEL – January 9, 2009
• MESCALL, BRIAN MICHAEL – January 9, 2009
• PARSONS, JASON RAY – January 9, 2009
• JUAREZ, MARK DAVID – January 9, 2010