April 26, 2019
UA VIP students at JBLM exceed instructors expectations
Halfway through the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program, students in Joint Base Lewis-McChord Welding Class 17...
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April 26, 2019
Halfway through the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program, students in Joint Base Lewis-McChord Welding Class 17...
April 18, 2019
The United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program recently celebrated the graduation of their Fort Hood Welding Class 13...
April 4, 2019
In late March, the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program honored the recent graduation of nine active-duty...
March 20, 2019
Aquilino Lucero said that he knew from the time he was in the fifth grade that he would serve his country. Prior to joining the...
March 15, 2019
Combined, Michael Parker served for nearly 10 years in both the Army and National Guard, before he decided to leave the military...
March 15, 2019
The United Association (UA) Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program celebrated the recent graduation of 16 active-duty transitioning...
March 12, 2019
When it was time to transition out of the military, Alex Hall knew he wanted to return to civilian life where he could have a...
March 4, 2019
Members of the United Association (UA) Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program Joint Base Lewis-McChord Welding Class 17 recently began...
March 1, 2019
Army Corporal Christopher Rogan was in the first VIP Welding class held at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. He said that he had felt...
February 20, 2019
Service members in the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program at Camp Pendleton are glad they applied to join the...
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Pipefitters Local 455, St. Paul, MN, Apprentice David Adams (VIP graduate, Wisconsin Welding Class 2) is pictured on the job working for Pioneer Piping, Incorporated (PPI) at the Flint Hills Refinery in MN.
Camp Pendleton VIP Graduate turned out as Journeyman and makes a life in Butte, MT, with Local 41.
Orry graduated on April 9, 2015 and affiliated with UA Local 455, St. Paul, MN.
Sgt. Jerry Heneha, A Battery, 1st Battalion, 31st Field Artillery, puts together a valve system in preparation for his final week of the United Association's Veterans in Piping program at the Industrial Training Complex Photo Credit: Ms. Marie Berberea (TRADOC)
Fort Sill's inaugural Sprinkler Fitter class began on 2 March 2015.
SFC Michael Olsen and 1SG William Davidson presented their instructors Louis Purcella and Micah Tyler with a momentum from the class.
SGT Howard Nash is headed to Harrisburg, PA, to affiliate with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520.
Gail Pilecki was so proud of her son, SGT Jeremy Pilecki, on graduation day. SGT Pilecki will make his home in Houston, affiliating with Pipefitters Local 211.
1SG William Davidson gave the graduate testimonial. He will remain with his family in Waco, TX, affiliating with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 529 in Waco, TX.
SFC Michael Olsen and his wife, Amanda, will remain in the area, affiliating with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 529 in Waco, TX.
Alysa and SPC Chad Eberle will be heading to San Antonio, TX, with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 142.
SGT Lawrence Beller, his wife, Brittney, and daughter, Nahla, will be making Houston, TX, their home, affiliating with Pipefitters Local 211.
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We’re sure you have lots of questions about the VIP Program. A lot of these questions can be answered in our FAQ area. Click the button below to learn more.
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