C-130H Hercules engine start, taxi and takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. A loadmaster from the 156th Airlift Squadron based at Charlotte ANG Base, North Carolina, currently deployed to Bagram Airfield with the 774th EAS, conducts engine start up on a C-130 Hercules before taxi and takeoff. #C130 #Hercules #182ndAirliftWing #okrajoe The C-130H Hercules aircraft belongs to the 182nd Airlift Wing (182 AW) which is a unit of the Illinois Air National Guard based at Peoria Air National Guard Base, Peoria, Illinois. The 156th Airlift Squadron (156 AS) is a unit of the North Carolina Air National Guard 145th Airlift Wing. It is assigned to Charlotte Air National Guard Base, North Carolina and is equipped with the C-130H Hercules aircraft. Video source material by U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs, Tech. Sgt. J Wilcox. See more aviation videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/okrajoe Please visit our channel to subscribe. .