The Black Hawk Helicopter is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army's Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in 1972. The Army designated the prototype as the YUH-60A and selected the Black Hawk as the winner of the program in 1976, after a fly-off competition with the Boeing Vertol YUH-61.
The UH-60A entered service with the Army in 1979, to replace the Bell UH-1 Iroquois as the Army's tactical transport helicopter. This was followed by the fielding of electronic warfare and special operations variants of the Black Hawk. Improved UH-60L and UH-60M utility variants have also been developed. Modified versions have also been developed for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. In addition to U.S. Army use, the UH-60 family has been exported to several nations. Black Hawks have served in combat during conflicts in Grenada, Panama, Iraq, Somalia, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and other areas in the Middle East.

Up armored HMMWV
The Up armored HMMWV was developed by a team from the U.S. Army Transportation Center, Fort Eustis, VA. They concluded the vehicle design would require 360 degree ballistic protection for the crew compartment, twelve pound anti-tank mine protection in front, four pound mine blast protection in the rear, and 155mm artillery overhead burst protection. The vehicle will be provided by the 442nd Signal Battalion.

M2 Bradley
As with other infantry fighting vehicles, the Bradley is designed to transport infantry with armor protection while providing covering fire to suppress enemy troops and armored vehicles. The M2 can hold a crew of three: a commander, a gunner and a driver; as well as six fully equipped soldiers.

The Bradley IFV was developed largely in response to the Soviet BMP family of infantry fighting vehicles, and to serve as both an APC, and a tank-killer. One specific design requirement was that it should be as fast as the then new M1 Abrams main battle tank so that they could maintain formations while moving, something which the older M113 armored personnel carrier could not do, as it had been designed to compliment the older M60 Patton.

M109 Paladin
The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today's M109A6 Paladin. The M109 family is the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions.

The M109 has a crew of six: the section chief, the driver, the gunner, the assistant gunner and two ammunition handlers. The gunner aims the cannon left or right (deflection), the assistant gunner aims the cannon up and down (quadrant). The M109A6 Paladin needs only a crew of four: the commander, driver, gunner and ammunition loader.

The British Army replaced its M109s with the AS-90. Several European armed forces have or are currently replacing older M109s with the German PzH 2000, which outperforms the M109 in many aspects. Upgrades to the M109 were introduced by the U.S. (see variants below) and by Switzerland (KAWEST). With the cancellation of the U.S. Crusader, the Paladin remains the principal self-propelled howitzer for the U.S. for the foreseeable future.

HEMMT Wrecker
The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) series is a range of eight-wheel drive diesel-powered off-road capable trucks, used by the US military. Formally described as "Truck, Cargo: 10-Ton, 8x8", it has been nicknamed the "Dragon Wagon". HEMTT trucks first went into service with the U.S. Army in 1982, as a replacement for the M520 Goer.

A 10x10 variant of the HEMTT truck is used as prime mover in the Palletized load system (PLS). The vehicle is produced by the Oshkosh Corporation. In the civilian realm the truck's chassis is also used in airport firefighting vehicles.

The United States Marine Corps uses a similar vehicle, the Logistics Vehicle System (LVS), also manufactured by Oshkosh. An LVS differs in that it is actually an articulated vehicle, similar to a semi-trailer truck, using a modular system of a Front Power Unit attached to a Rear Body Unit, whereas HEMTTs are non-articulated, single unit vehicles..

Police Working Dog Demonstrations
Don't miss the demonstrations and watch as Police Working Dogs Kennels demonstrate the abilities of their K-9 friends. The dogs are used to assist the police in a variety of ways, including the location of explosives and drugs and the protection of VIPs, as well as in combat.

The Military Police will hold several working dog demos during the event.

Special Response Team Armored Vehicle
Lenco's next generation armored response & rescue vehicle. The BearCat G3 provides .50 Caliber armor protection with high ground clearance for aggressive off-road performance and superior maneuverability. The G3 is currently used by SWAT and Spec Ops teams at high security facilities for perimeter patrol & security. Its open floor plan and dual AC & heating comfortably accommodates a fully equipped 10-man tactical team. If your mission takes you on-road or off-road, the Lenco BearCat G-series will get you where you need to go.

Miltary Combat Display - With the battlefield changing to urban operations, close quarters combat was revised. Modern Army combatives is now an integral part of a Soldier's training. Army combatives is comprised of several forms of martial arts. From the concept of positional dominance, Jiu-Jitsu was expanded to the other ranges of combat and blended with techniques from wrestling, boxing, Muay Thai and Judo, to name just a few. Weapons fighting lessons come from Kali. The techniques learned have proven to be very effective to Soldiers out on the battlefield. Modern Army combatives is constantly changing due to the nature of today's battlefield, the equipment the Soldiers may be wearing and the missions they find themselves tasked to perform. Soldiers of the Regimental Noncommissioned Officer Academy will perform combative demonstrations during "Thunder Over Augusta." Watch them display and explain the latest techniques used in fighting our enemies.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Ft. Gordon, GA: Since the 1990s, DRASH systems have been fielded with the U. S. Army’s Forward Surgical Teams (FSTs), providing mobile medical facilities that could be deployed with troops in the combat zone. The shelters’ rapid erect/strike features allow medical personnel to set up within minutes of arrival at a casualty collection point to provide wounded war fighters with immediate access to life-saving trauma stabilization. A 2d Medical Recruiting Battalion specially fitted hummer will also be onsite.

Phoenix Satellite System
The AN/TSC-156 Phoenix is a Quadband Tactical Super High Frequency satellite communications terminal mounted on an M1152A1 vehicular platform.

A second vehicle is provided for logistics support. Phoenix is capable of operating over military X-and Ka-band satellites and C- and Ku-band over commercial satellites. The Phoenix will support one network consisting of up to four ETSSP multiplexed full-duplex links. The Phoenix is configured to operate with either the system's internal antenna in C-, X-, Ku-, and Ka-band, or with the AS-4429/TSC Large Aperture Antenna (LAA) in X-band, but not simultaneously.

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Opening Ceremony Support: 434th Army Band/Signal Corps Band and the joint service color guard. Fort Gordon's Joint Service Color Guard is made up of military personnel from each branch of service. The color guard falls under the Installation Support Platoon. They will be posting the colors at the opening ceremony.. The color guard represents Fort Gordon and the various branches of services throughout the Central Savannah River Area and surrounding counties by participating in patriotic ceremonies, funerals, parades and many other functions.

170th Military Police Company bring Armored Security Vehicles