The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.
2002
- The 11th MEU departed from Camp Pendleton as part of the Belleau Wood ARG for the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf area as the 13th MEU returned as part of the Bonhomme Richard ARG from the same area two days later. The 11th MEU was the third Pendleton-based MEU to deploy since the war on terrorism began with Marines from the first two seeing combat in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
2003
- Start of Operation Desert Scorpion in Iraq.
- Start of Operation Spartan Scorpion in Iraq.
2007
- MarAdmin 364/07 announced the awarding of the Navy Unit Commendation to 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, for service from 26 December 2005 to 31 May 2006 during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
- Start of Battle of Chora in Afghanistan
2008
Casualties on June 15:
- COX, RYAN ROBERT – June 15, 2003
- BAEZ, CESAR OMAR – June 15, 2005
- FLORES, JONATHAN RUBEN – June 15, 2005
- JAIME, JESSE – June 15, 2005
- MAYNARD, CHAD BRYANT – June 15, 2005
- TROVILLION, TYLER SETH – June 15, 2005
- WHITLEY, DION MARIO – June 15, 2005
- DAMON, PATRICK DANIEL – June 15, 2006
- SANTOS, JEREMIAH SOHAM – June 15, 2006
- LILLEY, ARTHUR LEROY – June 15, 2007
- PITTMAN, MICHAEL PATRICK – June 15, 2007
- SONNENBERG, KEVIN HENRY – June 15, 2007
- O’NEILL, JONATHAN CHARLES – June 15, 2009
- OSBORN, BENJAMIN DOUGLAS – June 15, 2010
- OPAT, CHRISTOPHER WESLEY – June 15, 2010
- LARSON, RYAN JEFFREY – June 15, 2011
- FREDSTI, NICHOLAS CHARLES – June 15, 2012