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An Army jumpmaster communicates using hand signals before a training jump out of a C-17 Globemaster III to prepare the for Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 20, 2016. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Richardson

Hand Signals

An Army jumpmaster communicates using hand signals before a training jump out of a C-17 Globemaster III to prepare the for Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 20, 2016. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Richardson

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