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

2003

• Operation Planet X in Iraq
• Adil Abdallah Mahdi captured. He was the 2 of Diamonds in Iraq’s Most Wanted Deck of Playing Cards.
• Fadil Mahmud Gharib captured. He was the 3 of Hearts in Iraq’s Most Wanted Deck of Playing Cards.

2004

• CJTF-7 is supplanted by Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) under General Sanchez and Multi-National Corps-Iraq (MNC-I) under General Metz, the latter controlling tactical operations.

2005

• Operation Dragons Breath in Iraq

2006

• Start of Operation Mountain Thrust in Afghanistan

Casualties on May 15:

• PRICE, BRUCE EDWARD – May 15, 2004
• DAMPIER, GRANT ALLEN – May 15, 2006
• FLINT, MARION JR – May 15, 2006
• MAHAFFEE, SHANE REICHERT MARTIN – May 15, 2006
• WHITAKER, JOSHUA ROBERT – May 15, 2007
• DAGGETT, JOHN KYLE – May 15, 2008
• DE LA PENA-HERNANDEZ, ESAU IVAN – May 15, 2009
• LEE, CARLIE MATTISON III – May 15, 2009
• RILEY, BRIAN DAVID JR – May 15, 2011
• RHEA, TRENTON LOCKARD – May 15, 2013