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

2006

• Start of Operation Mountain Fury in Afghanistan

2007

• End of Operation Marne Husky in Iraq

2008

• Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31 began returning home to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, following a seven-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Casualties on September 16:

• PETERSON, ALYSSA RENEE – September 16, 2003
• PINKSTON, FOSTER – September 16, 2003
• HOWMAN, GREGORY CHRISTOPHER – September 16, 2004
• NEALY, PAUL LAWRENCE – September 16, 2004
• RINTAMAKI, STEVEN ARNOLD – September 16, 2004
• STERN, ANDREW KARL – September 16, 2004
• DECKARD, MATTHEW LYNN – September 16, 2005
• FORD, DAVID HARRISON IV – September 16, 2005
• GIFFORD, ALAN NYE – September 16, 2005
• RODDY, DAVID SEAN – September 16, 2006
• TOWNES, MICHAEL LOPEZ – September 16, 2007
• BOHLE, BRADLEY SCOTT – September 16, 2009
• GORDON, ROBERT DAVID II – September 16, 2009
• MCCLOSKEY, SHAWN PATRICK – September 16, 2009
• MILLS, JOSHUA M – September 16, 2009
• JOHNSON, TIMOTHY LAMAR – September 16, 2010
• KRAMER, AARON KEITH – September 16, 2010
• SANCHEZ, DANIEL RAY – September 16, 2010
• BURNER, JOHN FRANKLIN III – September 16, 2010
• BEDOY, GENARO – September 16, 2012
• NELSON, JOSHUA NATHANIEL – September 16, 2012
• NENA, SAPURO BRIGHTLEY – September 16, 2012
• TOWNSEND, JON ROSS – September 16, 2012
• BYUS, STEPHEN FRANKLIN – September 16, 2014
• DONAHUE, MICHAEL JOSEPH – September 16, 2014
• TAMAYO, TRAVIS RYAN – September 16, 2016
• GRIFFIN, JEREMY WAYNE – September 16, 2019