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Army Visual Hand Signals
Army Hand Signals such as Halt, Freeze, Out of Action, Take Cover etc.
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12/15/2013

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Term
Halt
Definition
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Term
Freeze
Definition
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Term
Danger Area
Definition
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Term
Increase Speed
Definition
Fist Pump straight into the Air
Term
Disperse
Definition
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Term
Take Cover
Definition
Extend Army 45 degrees above horizontal and lower to side
Term
Head Count
Definition
Tap Back of Helmet Repeatedly with open hand
Term
Pace Count
Definition
tap heel of boot repeatedly with open hand
Term
Out of Action
Definition
Pound Fist into Palm of Other Hand
Term
NBC Attack, Gas, should take 8 seconds to put on gas mask
Definition
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Term
Assemble, Rally
Definition
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Term
Wedge Formation
Definition
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Term
Traveling Formation
Definition
Extend arm overhead and swing it in a circle
Term
Traveling Overwatch
Definition
Extend both arms and raise them up and down
Term
Bound Overwatch
Definition
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Term
Fire Drop the arm sharply from the vertical position to the side. When a single weapon of a group is to be fired, point, with the arm extended, to the particular weapon, and then drop arm sharply to the side. The signal is used as a fire command for large caliber weapons.
Definition
Drop arm sharply from vertical position
Term
Form Column
Definition

Raise either arm to the vertical position. Drop 

the arm to the rear, describing complete circles in a vertical plane parallel 

to the body. The signal may be used to indicate either a troop or vehicular 

column. 

Looks like traveling signal.
Term
Line Formation
Definition

Raise both arms lateral until 

horizontal, arms and hands extended, palms 

down. If it is necessary to indicate a 

direction, move in the desired direction 

at the same time. When signaling for 

fire team skirmishers, indicate skirmishers 

right or left by moving the appropriate 

hand up and down. The appropriate does 

not depend on the direction the signaler 

is facing. Moving the left hand up and 

down will always indicate skirmishers 

left; skirmishers right, the right hand

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