The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.
2003
- End of Operation Sidewinder in Iraq
2005
- Marines and Iraqi forces launched the sixth offensive against insurgent strongholds in the volatile Iraqi Al Anbar province since May. Operation Scimitar began with raids in the village of Zaidan, approximately 20 miles southeast of Fallujah, and at least 22 suspected insurgents were detained.
- Start of Operation Scimitar in Iraq
2006
- Vice President Dick Cheney thanked Marines and sailors of the 22d MEU for their service in Iraq during a visit to the USS Wasp in Norfolk, Virginia. The Nassau ESG returned in May 2006 from the Persian Gulf after a six-month deployment.
2007
- Operation Grenada in Iraq
- Operation Safe Teach in Iraq
2008
Casualties on July 07:
- KEITH, CHAD LYNN – July 7, 2003
- MCKINLEY, ROBERT LEON – July 7, 2003
- SANFORD, BARRY SR – July 7, 2003
- BARKEY, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER – July 7, 2004
- BOWEN, SAMUEL ROBERT – July 7, 2004
- EDGIN, KEVIN FINCH – July 7, 2006
- MITCHELL, SEAN KERRY – July 7, 2007
- CAUSOR, ROBERTO JUNIOR JR – July 7, 2007
- TALBERT, CHRISTOPHER MAXWELL – July 7, 2009
- DODDS DUDLEY, THOMAS JOSEPH – July 7, 2011
- BEYERS, NATHAN RYAN – July 7, 2011
- NEWBY, NICHOLAS WAYNE – July 7, 2011
- NAVARRO, JUAN PANTOJA – July 7, 2012
- MACIEL, JOSEPH – July 7, 2018