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

2002

• End of Battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan

2003

• The 26th MEU deployed aboard the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) to the eastern Mediterranean Sea to await further deployment orders. The unit deployed with a heftier-than-usual aviation combat punch, deploying with six Super Cobras and six Super Stallions instead of the usual four. The 24th MEU, who the 26th would normally relieve, remained in the Persian Gulf region following the extension of their six-month deployment.

2004

• Start of Operation Mountain Storm in Afghanistan

2007

• Operation Phoenix in Iraq

Casualties on March 05:

• CHAPMAN, JOHN ALLAN – March 5, 2002
• CUNNINGHAM, JASON DECASTRO – March 5, 2002
• ROBERTS, NEIL CHRISTOPHER – March 5, 2002
• GRAY, MICHAEL JASON – March 5, 2004
• JESSEN, KEVIN PAUL – March 5, 2006
• FEJERAN, GREGORY DUENAS – March 5, 2007
• FERNANDEZ, CHRISTOPHER JAMES CEPEDA – March 5, 2007
• BELL, RYAN MICHAEL – March 5, 2007
• ESTES, JUSTIN MICHAEL – March 5, 2007
• HARRIS, BLAKE ANDREW – March 5, 2007
• KOSTERS, CORY CHRISTIAN – March 5, 2007
• MAYO, BARRY WAYNE – March 5, 2007
• PERKINS, ANDREW CAINE – March 5, 2007
• ROLLINS, JUSTIN ALLAN – March 5, 2007
• RUSSELL, RYAN DAVID – March 5, 2007
• STANLEY, ROBERT MARSHALL – March 5, 2007
• DIKCIS, ALAN NATHAN – March 5, 2010
• WELLS, MARK CHRISTOPHER – March 5, 2011
• ACOSTA, EDWARD JOSEPH  – March 5, 2012
• BOLINSKI, HOLLI ROSE – March 5, 2019
• JOHNSON, JACKSON DAVIS – March 5, 2019