CV replays plumbing days

Col. Jacob Middleton, vice commander of the 50th Space Wing, assembles a pipe during his visit with 50th Civil Engineering Squadron Airmen to help out with plumbing in the outdoor recreation warehouse at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, March 29, 2018. The visit gave Middleton a chance to reference his plumbing knowledge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Tracy)

Col. Jacob Middleton, vice commander of the 50th Space Wing, uses a drill during his visit with 50th Civil Engineering Squadron Airmen to help out with plumbing in the outdoor recreation warehouse at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, March 29, 2018. Middleton spent the morning applying Polyvinyl chloride primer and cement, sawed and installed pipes and other plumbing tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Tracy)

Col. Jacob Middleton, vice commander of the 50th Space Wing, assembles a pipe during his visit with 50th Civil Engineering Squadron Airmen to help out with plumbing in the outdoor recreation warehouse at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, March 29, 2018. Middleton, a former utilities system operator, got hands-on, helping work on washer supply lines while sparking his knowledge of plumbing from his earlier years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Tracy)

Col. Jacob Middleton, vice commander of the 50th Space Wing, speaks with 50th Civil Engineering Squadron members during his visit with 50th CES Airmen to help out with plumbing in the outdoor recreation warehouse at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, March 29, 2018. Middleton worked on washer supply lines at the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Tracy)

Col. Jacob Middleton, vice commander of the 50th Space Wing, hammers a pipe clamp during his visit with 50th Civil Engineering Squadron Airmen to help out with plumbing in the outdoor recreation warehouse at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, March 29, 2018. Middleton served as a utilities system operator at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, before commissioning in 1998. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Tracy)

Col. Jacob Middleton, vice commander of the 50th Space Wing, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Howard, water and fuel systems maintenance craftsman with the 50th Civil Engineering Squadron, left, and Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barbett, water and fuel systems maintenance shop non-commissioned officer in charge with the 50th CES, right, gather for a photo after presenting Middleton with a commemorative work order during his visit with 50th CES Airmen at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, March 29, 2018. The work order was a token of appreciation from 50th CES members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Tracy)