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LOS ANGELES, July 2 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation is extremely pleased to confirm the long-awaited news that all three of its employees -- Thomas Howes, Marc Gonsalves and Keith Stansell -- have been safely freed after more than five years as captives of the FARC. They were freed as part of a successful Colombian military rescue effort and have been transferred to the custody of the U.S. government in Colombia for return to the United States.

The company has no further information at this time. As additional details become available, we will share them.

Northrop Grumman looks forward to having all three men reunited with their families back home in the United States. The company is grateful for the outstanding efforts of the Colombian and U.S. governments that resulted in the freedom of its coworkers and other Colombian citizens.

CONTACT: Jack Martin, Jr., +1-410-765-4441, jm.martin@ngc.com, or Gus
Gulmert, +1-703-875-8450, gus.gulmert@ngc.com, both of Northrop Grumman
Corporation

Web site: http://www.northropgrumman.com/