January 11

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

2002

  • The first 20 detainees from Afghanistan arrived at Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo Naval Base. Marines from 1st Battalion, 2d Marines provided security along the route to Camp X-Ray to prevent an escape attempt by the prisoners while also providing for the safety of the detainees.
  • Guantanamo Bay detention camp was opened.

2003

  • A contingent of nearly 300 Marine reservists headed to Djibouti in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). The task force was meant to disrupt and defeat terrorism in and around the Horn of Africa and beefed up its ranks steadily since it’s activation in late October 2002. Marines deployed included those from 4th Marine Air Wing, 4th Force Service Support Group, and 4th Marine Division.

2005

  • Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 (VMFA (AW)-224) departed Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, for the squadron’s first deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). VMFA (AW)-224 was the first East Coast Hornet squadron to deploy to Iraq on a seven-month tour.

2006

2007

  • End of Operation Machete Harvest in Iraq
  • President George W. Bush presented the Medal of Honor to Cpl Jason L. Dunham’s family during a White House ceremony. Cpl Dunham, who died of wounds sustained in combat in April 2004, was not only the first Marine to receive the Nation’s highest military award for valor for Operation Iraqi Freedom, but also the first Marine to receive the award for any action since 1970.
  • Delta Force operators and other US forces raided the Iranian Liaison Office in Irbil, Iraq, intelligence from the raid produced evidence that Iran had connections with AAS in an effort to undermine the coalition efforts in Iraq.

Casualties on January 11:

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