# Visual Signals For Armor Fighting Vehicles (Combined Arms)



                                                                 February 2018


Headquarters, Department of the Army


DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

## Visual Signals Contents

Figure 1. Wedge formation ........ 1 Figure 2. Vee formation ........ 1 Figure 3. Line ........ 2 Figure 4. Coil ........ 2 Figure 5. Echelon left ........ 3 Figure 6. Echelon right ........ 3 Figure 7. Staggered column formation ........ 4 Figure 8. Column formation ........ 4 Figure 9. Herringbone formation........ 5 Figure 10. Traveling ........ 5 Figure 11. Traveling overwatch ........ 6 Figure 12. Bounding overwatch, cover my move ........ 6 Figure 13. Fire ........ 7 Figure 14. Move to the left ........ 7 Figure 15. Move to the right ........ 8 Figure 16. Advance, move out or "follow me" ........ 8
Figure 17. Dismount ........ 9 Figure 18. Stop ........ 9 Figure 19. Button up or unbutton ........ 10 Figure 20. Open up ........ 10 Figure 21. Close up ........ 11 Figure 22. Attention ........ 11 Figure 23. I am ready or ready to move or are you ready? ........ 12 Figure 24. Mount ........ 12 Figure 25. Disregard previous command or remain in place ........ 13 Figure 26. I do not understand ........ 13 Figure 27. Start engine or prepare to move ........ 14 Figure 28. Halt or stop ........ 14 Figure 29. Increase speed ........ 15
Figure 30. Right or left turn ........ 15
Figure 31. Slow down ........ 16
Figure 32. Move forward ........ 16 Figure 33. Move in reverse (for stationary vehicles) ........ 17 Figure 34. Close distance between vehicles and stop ........ 17 Figure 35. Stop engines ........ 18 Figure 36. Neutral steer (track vehicles) ........ 18 Figure 37. Left and right traffic stop ........ 19 Figure 38. Front traffic stop ........ 19 Figure 39. Rear traffic stop ........ 20
Figure 40. Traffic from right, GO ........ 20 Figure 41. Traffic from left, GO ........ 21 Figure 42. Open up or increase the distance between vehicles ........ 22 Figure 43. Close up or decrease the distance between vehicles ........ 22 Figure 44. Pass and keep going ........ 23 Figure 45. Move in reverse ........ 23 Figure 46. Mount ........ 24 Figure 47. Dismount ........ 24 Figure 48. Dismount and assault ........ 25 Figure 49. Assemble or close ........ 25 Figure 50. Move out ........ 26 Figure 51. Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazard present ........ 26 Figure 52. All weapons clear (guns elevated) ........ 27 Figure 53. Conducting live fire or "hot gun"........ 27
Figure 54. Conducting prepare-to-fire or nonfiring exercises  (Ammunition is uploaded
and the system is on safe.) ........ 28
Figure 55. Malfunctionweapons clear ........ 28
Figure 56. Malfunctionweapons loaded........ 29



## References Required Publications

   ADRP 1-02, Terms and Military Symbols, 16 November 2016.
   DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, August 2017.
   TC 3-21.60 Visual Signals, 17 March 2017.
RELATED PUBLICATIONS

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https://atiam.train.army.mil.
NATO publications are available at https://www.nato.int/cps/su/natohq/79511.htm. Go to left column,
publications, and type in number.
Quadripartite Standardization Agreements are available from the Naval Publications and Forms
Center, 5801 Tabor Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19120. DD Form 1425 (Specifications and
Standards Requisition) is used to requisition these documents.


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