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

2006

• Operation Final Strike (Al Dharba Al Nihaa’ya) in Iraq
• Marines with 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, returned home from their second combat deployment to Iraq.

2007

• Operation New Day in Iraq
• End of Battle of Najaf (2007) in Iraq

2008

• Testimony ended in a special court of inquiry into the allegations that a Marine special operations unit opened fire on Afghanistan civilians in March 2007, killing several people. No individual Marines faced charges in the case but the findings from the court of inquiry were to be forwarded to LtGen Samuel T. Helland to decide if further actions were warranted.

Casualties on January 29:

• CLEMENS, SHAWN MICHAEL – January 29, 2004
• COOK, ROBERT JAMES – January 29, 2004
• GILMAN, BENJAMIN LEWIS – January 29, 2004
• KINSER, ADAM GARETH – January 29, 2004
• MANCINI, CURTIS – January 29, 2004
• MOWRIS, JAMES DOUGLAS – January 29, 2004
• SCOTT, JUSTIN ANDREW – January 29, 2004
• SEITSINGER, DANTON KYLE – January 29, 2004
• LANDRUS, SEAN GREGORY – January 29, 2004
• MORENO, LUIS ANTONIO – January 29, 2004
• BONILLA, ORLANDO ANTONIO – January 29, 2005
• JACK, EDWARD EUGENE – January 29, 2005
• JAMES, LINDSEY THOMAS – January 29, 2005
• JONES, CHARLES STACEY – January 29, 2005
• TAYLOR, KEITH EDWARD – January 29, 2005
• EMUL, ADAM QUITUGUA – January 29, 2007
• DECOTEAU, MARC PAUL – January 29, 2010
• THOMPSON, DAVID J – January 29, 2010
• CAMPBELL, JOSHUA ROSS – January 29, 2011
• MUHR, SHAWN ANDREW – January 29, 2011
• OWENS, WILLIAM RYAN – January 29, 2017