Emmy Award-winning host of The Tonight Show, Jay Leno will perform May 7 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord's McChord Field, as part of the Air Force Reserve's Tour for the Troops. 

Reserve Generation from the Band of the Air Force Reserve will open the show starting at 7 p.m., performing a variety of popular music. The show is free and open to only military ID holders and their guests.

A T-shirt give-away event will take place at the Exchange on JBLM Lewis Main from 11:30 a.m., to 12:30 p.m.  (EDITOR'S NOTE): PX FOLKS SAID TO ARRIVE AT LEAST BY 11 A.M.  1000 SHIRTS TOTAL TO GIVE OUT.

Tour for the Troops is a concert series sponsored by the Air Force Reserve that visits military bases around the world. This is the second Tour for the Troops for Jay Leno, who performed last year at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Mr. Leno joins a list of entertainers including Kid Rock, John Legend and Ludacris who have appeared in on the tour as a way of showing their support for our military men and women. 

Before replacing Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show in 1992, Mr. Leno began his career doing stand-up comedy. Mr. Leno's love for stand-up has not diminished and he regularly performs to sold-out venues around the country.

Keep updated with the latest information regarding Jay Leno's Tour for the Troops 2011 performance atwww.AFReserve.com/JayLeno