The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.
2004
- Start of Operation Arrowhead Strike 10 in Iraq
2006
- Start of Operation Lightning Blitz in Iraq
2007
- Start of Operation Dragon Fire in Iraq
Casualties on May 05:
- DEIBLER, JASON LEE – May 5, 2003
- WADMAN, BRANDON JAMES – May 5, 2004
- BURYJ, JESSE RYAN – May 5, 2004
- KRITZER, BRADLEY GORDON – May 5, 2004
- MARSHALL, JAMES EDWARD – May 5, 2004
- BREWSTER, BRYAN ALLEN – May 5, 2006
- DONALDSON, CHRISTOPHER BRIAN – May 5, 2006
- FENTY, JOSEPH JAMES JR – May 5, 2006
- GRIFFITH, JOHN CRIPE – May 5, 2006
- HOWICK, CHRISTOPHER THOMAS – May 5, 2006
- MOQUIN, BRIAN MICHAEL JR – May 5, 2006
- O’DONOHOE, JUSTIN LEE – May 5, 2006
- TIMMONS, DAVID NELSON JR – May 5, 2006
- TOTTEN, ERIC WILLIAM – May 5, 2006
- WIEKAMP, JEFFERY SCOTT – May 5, 2006
- FENTON, MATTHEW JOHN – May 5, 2006
- GAYLORD, ALVA LAMARE – May 5, 2006
- SAENZ, CARLOS NOE – May 5, 2006
- TORRES, TEODORO – May 5, 2006
- VACHO, NATHAN JON – May 5, 2006
- GUYTON, LARRY ISAIAH – May 5, 2007
- MACK, KENNETH NATHANIEL – May 5, 2007
- PALMER, CHARLES OLEN II – May 5, 2007
- BARRETT, BRANDON AARON – May 5, 2010
- MILLIKEN, KYLE JEFFREY – May 5, 2017