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

2006

• Start of Operation Barnstormer in Iraq

Casualties on May 16:

• PAYNE, WILLIAM LEE – May 16, 2003
• COWHERD, LEONARD MALLONEE III – May 16, 2004
• ESPAILLAT, PEDRO IGNACIO – May 16, 2004
• LEDESMA, RENE – May 16, 2004
• SIMPSON, JACOB MARK – May 16, 2005
• HALSEL, SANTIAGO MASHAWN – May 16, 2006
• SCHAEFER, DAVID ALLEN JR – May 16, 2009
• PARADARODRIGUEZ, NICHOLAS DIMAS – May 16, 2010
• WOOD, ZARIAN ANDRE – May 16, 2010
• MELTON, BRADLEY LOUIS – May 16, 2011
• PRESSLEY, CHEIZRAY LASHAWN – May 16, 2011
• SELF, DAVID DWAYNE – May 16, 2011
• TUCKER, LAMAROL JEROME – May 16, 2011
• AGUON, EUGENE MICHAEL – May 16, 2013
• FLORES, DWAYNE WESTFALL – May 16, 2013
• DOYLE, DEVON J – May 16, 2015