The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.
2001
- President announced that he had signed an executive order to freeze the assets of terrorist groups and other entities that funded terrorist activity. This was the beginning of efforts to deny financing to terrorists and terrorist groups.
2004
- The 26th MEU officially activated at Camp Lejeune. The MEU would spend the next several months training before assuming its place among the troops deploying in the spring for the next rotation of forces serving in Iraq.
- Operation Longhorn in Iraq
- Operation Marne in Iraq
- Operation Predator in Iraq
Casualties on September 24:
- FORAKER, RYAN DANE – September 24, 2002
- ANDRADE, MICHAEL – September 24, 2003
- BOYLES, AARON ROBERT – September 24, 2004
- FOLMAR, TIMOTHY SHANE – September 24, 2004
- LEDUC, RYAN DAVID – September 24, 2004
- MATEO, RAMON – September 24, 2004
- DUNLAP, BRIAN ENRIQUE – September 24, 2005
- SCHEILE, DANIEL RONALD – September 24, 2005
- MARCH, HOWARD SYLVESTER JR – September 24, 2006
- MARTINEZ, RENE – September 24, 2006
- BENTO, ANTHONY KAMALU – September 24, 2007
- MEDDERS, MICHAEL J – September 24, 2008
- MALONE, JOHN JOEL – September 24, 2009
- REYNOLDS, TITUS RODERICK – September 24, 2009
- SMITH, EDWARD BERNARD – September 24, 2009
- WHITE, JOSEPH VALERE – September 24, 2009
- DAWSON, WILLIAM BRANDON – September 24, 2010
- PETREE, JAYSINE PILAR SUCGANG – September 24, 2010
- SPRINGER, CLINTON EDWARD II – September 24, 2010
- CARRILLO, JOHN JR – September 24, 2010
- NOONAN, GEBRAH PAWNEH – September 24, 2010
- WHISENANT, MARC CLAYTON – September 24, 2010
- HOLTZ, TYLER NICHOLAS – September 24, 2011
- WATSON, FRANKLIN NAMON – September 24, 2011