May 20, 2022 · By longstanding, bipartisan tradition, decades of White House press secretaries have handed down a cheeky symbol of their job fielding rat-a-tat inquiries from feisty reporters: a flak jacket.

Jan 2, 2018 · Banco has her own darkly humorous image involving a flak jacket: “I was living in Istanbul and I went back to Iraq. My mom had to buy a velcro thing that said ‘press’ on it and …

The term "flak jacket" is often colloquially applied to newer body armor featuring protection against small arms projectiles, but the original usage predated the existence of modern and more resistant bulletproof vests and the two are not interchangeable in performance.

Sep 20, 2017 · It’s called the “flak jacket,” though in reality it’s a men’s formal tuxedo vest with allegedly bulletproof lining that one former custodian suspected “wouldn’t deflect a BB,” as a nod to the...

Sep 30, 2024 · It’s a flak jacket that a frantic Forward journalist bought for $1,000 in the first days after the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel, and its odyssey is something of a window into our...

Jun 20, 2019 · It is a Washington, D.C., custom that a flak jacket be hung in the closet of the White House press secretary’s office. A relic of the Vietnam War era, the jacket is one of those Beltway...

Nov 3, 2023 · This video grab shows Palestine TV correspondent Salman Al-Bashir, right, removing his flak jacket and helmet on air during his reporting from Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip late on Thursday Nov. 2, 2023. The on-air outburst of grief by al-Bashir seemed to channel the mood of all Gaza.

On the other hand, the PASGT vest was colloquially known as the "flak jacket" or "flak vest" by its wearers in the U.S. military, a continuation of the nickname from earlier nylon and fiberglass-based protective vests.

Jun 4, 2023 · Once a relic of history, where the original White House Press Secretary’s flak jacket now lies is a complete mystery. ...more

Since she hurt her back a few years ago, Charlotte Eagar can no longer wear the heavy flak jacket that every war reporter needs.