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Marine Corps recruits practice hand and arm signals during Basic Warrior Training at Paige Field on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 4, 2017. Basic Warrior Training is a 48 hour training evolution that covers land navigation, improvised explosive devices and fire and movement. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Stegall

Hand and Arm Signals

Marine Corps recruits practice hand and arm signals during Basic Warrior Training at Paige Field on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 4, 2017. Basic Warrior Training is a 48 hour training evolution that covers land navigation, improvised explosive devices and fire and movement. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Stegall

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