Oshkosh Corporation Appoints Craig P. Omtvedt to Board of Directors

OSHKOSH, Wis.--(Business Wire)--
Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) announced today that Craig P.
Omtvedt has been elected to the company's Board of Directors.

Omtvedt currently serves as senior vice president and chief
financial officer for Fortune Brands, Inc., a leading consumer
products company with annual revenues of approximately $8.6 billion.
He has been with Fortune Brands since 1989. Omtvedt previously served
in financial positions of increased responsibility at both The
Pillsbury Company and Sears, Roebuck & Company.

"We're pleased to welcome Craig to our Board. We expect that his
substantial financial expertise, along with his Board and Audit
committee experience will enhance the direction our Board provides for
the corporation and our shareholders," said Robert G. Bohn, Oshkosh
Corporation chairman and chief executive officer.

In addition to serving as audit committee chair for General Cable
Corp., Omtvedt is a member of the Standard & Poor's CFO Advisory
Council. He is also actively involved with the Boys & Girls Club of
America, serving as a National Trustee.

Omtvedt received a bachelor's degree from the University of
Minnesota - Duluth.

About Oshkosh Corporation

Oshkosh Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and
marketer of a broad range of specialty access equipment, commercial,
fire & emergency and military vehicles and vehicle bodies. Oshkosh
Corp. manufactures, distributes and services products under the brands
of Oshkosh(R), JLG(R), Pierce(R), McNeilus(R), Medtec(R), Jerr-Dan(R),
BAI(TM), Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, Frontline(TM), SMIT(TM),
Geesink(TM), Norba(TM), Kiggen(TM), CON-E-CO(R), London(R) and IMT(R).
The Oshkosh brands are valued worldwide in businesses where high
quality, superior performance, rugged reliability and long-term value
are paramount. For more information, log on to
www.oshkoshcorporation.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that the Company believes
are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than
statements of historical fact, including statements regarding the
Company's future financial position, business strategy, targets,
projected sales, costs, earnings, capital spending and debt levels,
and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are
forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, words
such as "expects," "intends," "estimates," "anticipates," or
"believes" and similar expressions are generally intended to identify
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond
the Company's control that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These factors include the cyclical nature of the Company's
access equipment, commercial and fire & emergency markets, especially
during a recession, which many believe the U.S. economy has already
entered; risks related to reductions in government expenditures and
the uncertainty of government contracts; and the Company's ability to
turnaround its Geesink Norba Group business. Additional information
concerning these and other factors is contained in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Oshkosh Corporation
Financial:
Patrick Davidson
Vice President, Investor Relations
920.966.5939
or
Media:
Ann Stawski
Vice President, Marketing Communications
920.966.5959

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