Los Angeles, CA (July 3, 2008)-Joseph A. Czyzyk, Chairman of the Board & CEO of Mercury Air Group, Inc., announced today that the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Maytag Aircraft Corporation, based in Colorado Springs, CO, has expanded its Board of Directors adding retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Peter M. Hekman, Jr. and former U.S. Congressman Steve Kuykendall. Admiral Hekman and Congressman Kuykendall join retired U.S. Army Major General Dennis M. Kenneally as outside Directors serving on Maytag Aircraft's Board.

"I am extremely honored to have such distinguished military and civilian leaders join me on Maytag Aircraft's Board of Directors," said Czyzyk, adding, "Maytag Aircraft Corporation has a sterling record of service to the U.S. military and these distinguished Board members will help us build upon that success. Maytag Aircraft is a shining star in the Mercury family and its reputation is validated by us attracting such high caliber individuals as Admiral Hekman, Congressman Kuykendall and General Kenneally to our Board of Directors."

Since its founding in 1950, Maytag Aircraft has successfully completed more than 400 government contracts. Maytag Aircraft is the largest provider of Air Terminal & Ground Handling Services to the US Air Force Air Mobility Command worldwide. Since 1993, Maytag Aircraft operated facilities have received the prestigious API Award more frequently than any other operator. The U.S. Air Force rates Maytag Aircraft's past performance record as "very good to exceptional," the highest ratings possible.

Admiral Hekman, a forty-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, held the Command of the largest, most complex Material Command in the Department of Defense at its time: the Naval Sea Systems Command, responsible for the design, acquisition and life cycle support of all ships, submarines and craft in the Navy. Admiral Hekman oversaw 100,000 personnel and a $25 billion annual budget. Other Flag Officer assignments included: Deputy Commander for Surface Combatants and Aircraft Carriers, Naval Sea Systems Command; Deputy Director, National Military Command Center, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Command of the Navy's largest Cruiser Destroyer Group, among others. He has also served as a member of the Secretary of the Navy's Executive Board and as Deputy Assistant CNO for Navy Research, Development, Test & Evaluation. In civilian life, he served as a Senior Executive in the US Department of Energy, as President of Babcock & Wilcox of Ohio, and as Vice President of SYNTEK Technologies, Inc. Admiral Hekman is a member and former Chair of the Military Affairs Advisory Committee of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. He currently serves as a board member of the six-state Southwest Defense Alliance.

Congressman Kuykendall represented California's 36th Congressional District and served on the Armed Services, Science and Transportation & Infrastructure Committees of the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served in the California State Assembly and as the Mayor and Councilman for the city of Rancho Palos Verdes. Prior to his public service career, Kuykendall was president of Lockheed Mortgage Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Corporation and also a Vice President and National Accounts Officer specializing in airlines and aerospace companies for a large multinational commercial bank. A Vietnam veteran, Kuykendall retired from the US Marine Corps as Captain.

General Kenneally, a Vietnam veteran, is the former Commanding General of the California Army National Guard, the largest, most tasked Army National Guard force in the nation. He has also served in two Presidential administrations (as the Associate Administrator of the Veterans Administration and as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force) and currently serves as a member of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's State Terrorism and Threat Advisory Group of the Office of Homeland Security. In civilian life, he was vice president of a large international multi-service company providing private security and facilities management services and President & CEO of Center for Technical Services, Inc.

"Admiral Hekman, Congressman Kuykendall and General Kenneally bring a proven expertise in both the Defense and commercial arenas to Maytag Aircraft Corporation. Their broad spectrum of experience will be important as we continue to grow our government service business as well as explore new opportunities in the private sector," said David Nelson, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Maytag Aircraft Corporation.

About Mercury Air Group
Based in Los Angeles, Mercury Air Group, Inc. was founded in 1956 by three members of the legendary First American Volunteer Group (AVG) Flying Tigers. Today, Mercury is a global leader in the aviation services industry and is one of the largest privately owned aviation services company in the world with business operations on five continents in more than 60 locations. Mercury Air Group provides aviation petroleum products, air cargo services and transportation as well as support services for international and U.S. commercial airlines, general aviation and U.S. government aircraft.

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