1.   Armed guards in helmets and flak vests, stamping their feet in the frigid mountain air, inspect military ID cards at internal checkpoints throughout the base.

2.   Finstad peeled off his flak vest after he saw pedestrians on the road.

3.   Instead, an investigations panel recommended simply marking the observation post more clearly and requiring ground controllers to wear flak vests.

4.   The ICRC now allows armed guards around its premises, and in rare instances makes use of flak vests and armored vehicles.

5.   A half-block away, bored French troops in flak vests lounged on their white NATO armored car.

6.   Armed with rifles and wearing flak vests, the men ended the blockade peacefully after an hour, and a government delegation was dispatched to talk to organizers.

7.   Each worker is protected only by a blue flak vest and plastic visor.

8.   Outside, policemen in flak vests with automatic rifles leaned against the wall surrounding the compound as midnight passed into the New Year.

9.   The officers, clad in flak vests and armed with submachine guns, were deployed amid fears that the rebellious Red Berets might attempt to stage an armed coup.

10.   The soldiers, who are on high alert, ate with their flak vests on.