The joint venture, AFH Fuel Services, will operate, maintain, secure and provide safety and environmental protection for aviation and ground bulk fuel storage operations on the US Air Force (USAF) installations at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam; Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan; Misawa Air Base, Misawa City, Japan; and Osan Air Base, South Korea.
Agility Defense & Government Services (DGS) is the majority shareholder in AFH Fuel Services, which also includes Ferguson-Williams and Hammer. The US Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), a unit of the Defense Logistics Agency, purchases and manages energy supplies for the Department of Defense.
Dan Mongeon, president and CEO of Agility DGS, said: The AFH team is already hard at work for the Air Force in Europe and is well prepared to provide premier bulk fuel services to these key Air Force installations in the Pacific. Agility is committed to providing global support to the Defense Logistics Agency and the DESC.
Under terms of the contracts, AFH will operate US government-owned storage tanks and equipment to provide fuel for flight-line refueling operations that are conducted by USAF personnel. The performance period for the contracts runs from August 1, 2008 to August 1, 2013.
