Playing in the US

[guncrazy]

Hey guys so after years of talking up t2k to my friends we have decided to finally play, using 2.2 rules and a similar timeline but updated for today the year will be 2020. The war took a similar turn as the canon lore except Russia and China both went to war with the US and Russians did manage to invade parts of CA and AK and China allied with Mexico and invaded Texas. Other than some minor tweaks I made where is a good place to start in the US? There will be MilGov CivGove and Nea America, again slightly altered.

Also is there a modern equipment list I can use?