1.   A young Russian conscript from Astrakhan mans his post at a checkpoint in the Chechen countryside.

2.   But because many obscure frontier posts are manned by untrained or bribable officials, smuggling goes on from Cape Town, South Africa, to Cairo, Egypt.

3.   The six British troops manning the post returned fire.

4.   A rebel fighter in town for the evening said his comrades continued to man their posts despite the cease-fire offer.

5.   He and others manning their posts to keep critical parts of the building running.

6.   He has, however, continued to man his post at the Olympics.

7.   Kovacevic, his sniper rifle equipped with a laser sight, manned his post.

8.   Taliban soldiers were manning check posts at several intersections in the city stopping vehicles and searching for weapons.

9.   The post was manned by eight soldiers who had arrived for a tour of duty just several hours earlier, media reports said.

10.   The post was manned by eight soldiers who had arrived for a tour of duty just several hours earlier.