(January 10, 2011): Mercury Air Group, Inc. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Maytag Aircraft Corporation, and joint venture partner TK&K, have begun operating numerous government owned/contractor operated (GOCO) contracts to provide bulk fuel storage services at U.S. Army installations in Germany and Italy.

Locations in Germany include: Ansbach, Grafenwoehr, Hohenfels , Shweinfurt, Mannheim / Stutgart, Heidelberg, Baumholder and Weisbaden. Locations in Italy include Vicenza and Livorno. At each location, Maytag Aircraft/TK&K Joint Venture personnel are responsible for receiving and checking fuel shipments and maintaining the fuel storage facilities. In total, the joint venture team is responsible for millions of gallons of fuel storage for the U.S. Army in Germany and Italy.

“I am extremely pleased that Maytag Aircraft Corporation/TK&K Joint Venture has won these mission critical GOCO contracts. These new contracts continue to demonstrate our expertise in bulk fuel storage and we are pleased to be partnering with TK&K in serving the U.S. Army,” said David Nelson, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Maytag Aircraft Corporation.

Since its founding in 1950, Maytag Aircraft Corporation, based in Colorado Springs, Co., has successfully completed more than 400 government contracts. Maytag Aircraft is one of the largest providers 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.