Michael Abrams ©Stars and StripesAviano Air Base, Italy, December, 1995: "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno tries on a servicemember's rucksack and helmet during a show at Aviano's Hangar One. Leno, unable to spend much time overseas due to his schedule, flew from Los Angeles and back within a few hours on a modified KC-135 tanker arranged by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman.

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