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

2002

• Start of Battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan
• Britt Slabinski, Navy, Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator, is the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on 4 March 2002.
• John Chapman, Air Force, Technical Sergeant, is the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on March 4, 2002.

2007

• Marines with the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MarSoc) opened fire, killing at least 8 Afghan civilians in eastern Afghanistan. Different versions of the events lead to tensions between U.S forces and the local population, with the Marine unit being expelled from the country later in the month by the Army general in charge. The incident also sparked an investigation into whether the Marines responded with appropriate force to an ambush or if they had opened fire without provocation.
• Operation Agave L in Iraq
• Operation Tomahawk Strike 12 in Iraq

Casualties on March 04:

• ANDERSON, MARC ANTHONY – March 4, 2002
• COMMONS, MATTHEW ALLEN – March 4, 2002
• CROSE, BRADLEY STEPHEN – March 4, 2002
• SVITAK, PHILIP JAMES – March 4, 2002
• EACHO, DONALD WAYNE – March 4, 2005
• GARCEAU, SETH KRISTIAN – March 4, 2005
• GRIMES, SEAN PATRICK – March 4, 2005
• MCGOWAN, STEPHEN MICHAEL – March 4, 2005
• SALEM, ADRIANA NICOLE – March 4, 2005
• SOLORIO, JUAN MANUEL – March 4, 2005
• TWYMAN, WADE MICHAEL – March 4, 2005
• KASSON, DARREL DWAYNE – March 4, 2007
• FROST, CHRISTOPHER SCOTT – March 4, 2008
• OLSEN, NIGEL KENTON – March 4, 2010
• PACI, ANTHONY AMERICO – March 4, 2010
• CRAIG, ADAM DANIEL – March 4, 2011
• STANTON, JORDAN ROBERT – March 4, 2011