Military officials admit that the standard flak jacket could not reliably stop a bullet, including AK-47 ammunition, used in Iraq and the most common ammunition in the world.

April 1, 2004. In Iraq, it was the day after four American contractors were dragged from their jeeps, beaten, murdered, beheaded and hung from a bridge. In Los Angeles, it was an average day for ...

Authorities say a Nebraska teen was shot in the buttocks after trying to test a Vietnam-era flak jacket with two friends.

A 23-year-old Florida man asking whether the flak jacket he was wearing “still worked” was killed when his cousin shot him, police said.

In an earlier post today on the recent body armor debate, I used the oft-quoted figure of "25 pounds" for the Vietnam-era flak vests. A commenter on the post points out that Vietnam-era flak vests ...

During their investigation, they found the 19-year-old victim and his two friends had shot the Vietnam War-era flak jacket several times, Wagner said.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War may soon nerf one of the game’s most OP perks. In the last couple of updates for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and PC game, Treyarch has sought to bring ...

With the advent of the Vietnam war in the 60s, further modifications were made, but the jacket's raison d'etre remained the same: to shield the upper body from sharp metal fragments flying through ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Nebraska teen was shot in the buttocks after trying to test a Vietnam-era flak jacket with two friends. The friends decided to test the flak jacket ...

Authorities say a Nebraska teen was shot in the buttocks after trying to test a Vietnam-era flak jacket with two friends.