March 12

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

2003

  • President George W. Bush signed an executive order establishing two new awards for actions in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal were created to recognize sacrifices and contributions military members have made in the GWOT since 11 September 2001. The medals do not take the place of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal or the Armed Forces Service Medal but no one may be awarded more than one of the four medals for service in the same approved expedition or operation to combat terrorism.
  • The Marine Corps expanded its Stop-Loss policy originally issued in January. Marines in special-duty assignments previously exempt from the order, such as drill instructors, recruiters, security guards, combat instructors, and Marine Corps Security Forces, must now comply with the order to stay in their current assignments. Exceptions were allowed on a case by case basis or if commands received replacements for the departing Marines.

2005

  • Two Marines were wounded in an ambush by anti-coalition militia while conducting routine security patrols north of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. The Marines were treated on site. Two weeks later, in the eastern portion of the country, Marines from 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, concluded Operation Mavericks. The Marines successfully rounded up suspected insurgents and confiscated several weapons caches in the snow-covered mountainous area.
  • Start of Operation River Bridge in Iraq

2006

 

 

Casualties on March 12:

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