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KBR (NYSE:KBR) today announced that its Government & Infrastructure (G &I) business unit has been selected as one of the executing contractors of the U.S. Army�s Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV contract. Under this competitively awarded contract, KBR will continue to serve as one of three logistics support providers to U.S. forces deployed in the Middle East. Terms of the transition from LOGCAP III to LOGCAP IV and the start date of the contract are forthcoming. "KBR is honored to have been selected as one of the executing contractors that will continue to provide support and vital services to our troops. We view this award as a recognition of the quality services we have already provided our troops under the LOGCAP III contract, and we look forward to working with our partners in this effort and the military to ensure a seamless transition from LCIII to LCIV,� said Bruce Stanski, President, KBR Government and Infrastructure. �KBR has a proud history of serving our men and women in the military, and we look forward to building on that legacy. We also want to thank the Army for a thoughtful and fair review process.� Established by the U.S. Army to fulfill the Department of Defense's global mission during contingency events, LOGCAP provides troops with additional capabilities to rapidly support and augment the logistical requirements of its deployed forces through the use of a civilian contractor. Over the last five years KBR has delivered world-class engineering, logistics, and services support to U.S. Forces in the LOGCAP III area of operations. KBR provides the troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere with meals, shelter and other vital services. To date, under the LOGCAP III contract, KBR employees have served over 720 million meals, driven over 400 million miles in various convoy missions, produced more than 12 billion gallons of potable water and produced over 267 million tons of ice, all in an effort to support U.S. troops as they carry out important and dangerous missions. With more than 60 years of government contracting experience, KBR has a proven track record of successfully working with the U.S. military. KBR helped build Navy warships during World War II, the Phan Rang Air Base in Vietnam in 1965 and served as the premier logistics services provider for US troops stationed in the Balkans. In addition to the company�s current work supporting the troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Djibouti, Republic of Georgia and Kuwait, KBR has also provided humanitarian assistance to famine-stricken Somalia and supported the military during its missions in Rwanda and Haiti. KBR is a global engineering, construction and services company supporting the energy, petrochemicals, government services and civil infrastructure sectors. The company offers a wide range of services through its Downstream, Government and Infrastructure, Services, Technology, Upstream and Ventures business segments. For more information, visit www.kbr.com.