Petty Officer 3rd Class Broderick Sizemore, a plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 and a Laketon, Ind., native, signals the pilot to open or extend the flaps for the F/A-18C as part of the preflight inspection aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 17. Plane captains use hand-and-arm signals for physical communication with the pilot during inspections to ensure the aircraft is operating correctly.