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

2006

• Start of Operation Glory Light in Iraq
• Operation Lion in Iraq

Casualties on March 02:

• HARRIMAN, STANLEY LORN – March 2, 2002
• WOODLIFF, MICHAEL RICHARD – March 2, 2004
• ALI, AZHAR – March 2, 2005
• LWIN, WAI PHYO – March 2, 2005
• PUGH, ROBERT SHANE – March 2, 2005
• EMCH, LUCAS WESLEY ALBERT – March 2, 2007
• GOULD, DUSTIN MICHAEL – March 2, 2007
• LATOURNEY, PAUL MIGUEL – March 2, 2007
• RODRIGUEZ CONTRERAS, LUIS ODANIS – March 2, 2007
• TULANG, MORGAN CHARLES – March 2, 2007
• WILLIAMS, WESLEY JAMES – March 2, 2007
• YOUNG, CHRISTOPHER DWAYNE – March 2, 2007
• REED, JEFFREY ALEXANDER – March 2, 2009
• ALDEN, NICHOLAS JEROME – March 2, 2011