AN MLG FREIGHTER HIT A LIGHT STAND ON TAXI OUT.

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I SIGNALED THE MARSHALLER WITH THE TAXI LIGHT. I CLRED L AND THE FO CLRED R. THE GND MARSHALLER GAVE US THE COME AHEAD SIGNAL; AND I CALLED FOR SLATS AND FLAPS. I TAXIED THE ACFT FORWARD FOLLOWING THE MARSHALLERS COME AHEAD SIGNAL. THERE WAS A GND PERSON ON EACH WING TIP. WE TAXIED APPROX 10 FT AND I FELT A VIBRATION IN THE NOSE STEERING. AT THAT TIME; THE GND MARSHALLER GAVE US THE STOP SIGNAL. I STOPPED THE ACFT AND THE MARSHALLER GAVE US THE SHUT DOWN SIGNAL. WE SECURED THE ACFT AND WENT OUTSIDE. THE ACFT'S R WING TIP HAS STRUCK A PORTABLE LIGHT POLE AND KNOCKED IT OVER ONTO THE PORTABLE AIRSTAIRS. THE WING TIP WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE OUTBOARD SLAT PANEL. I BELIEVE THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF TRAINING IN MARSHALLING ON ACFT. ALSO; THE POS OF THE PORTABLE LIGHTS CLOSE TO THE ACFT. I THINK A SOLUTION WOULD BE TO ONLY LET MAINT PERSONNEL MARSHALL ACFT IN AND OUT OF THE GATES. GND LOADERS ARE SIMPLY NOT FAMILIAR ENOUGH WITH ACFT OP; AND THE CURRENT TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE NOT ENOUGH.