August 1, 2018
UA VIP Graduate from JBLM Welding continues Apprenticeship in CA
“I had no idea what I was going to do when I left the Army. I was probably going to be an airplane mechanic, but then I saw an...
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August 1, 2018
“I had no idea what I was going to do when I left the Army. I was probably going to be an airplane mechanic, but then I saw an...
July 13, 2018
When Scott Williamson joined the Army, his initial career path was to stay in for life. He had left at one time, attended...
June 1, 2018
Kyle McCulley is a fourth-year apprentice who graduated from the VIP Welding Program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM).
April 13, 2018
After completing 18-weeks of accelerated training, five students in the Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) United Association...
April 13, 2018
The United Association Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program proudly announces the graduation of eight active-duty military service...
November 16, 2017
The United Association Veterans in Piping Program (UAVIP) is proud to announce that it graduated a combined 18 transitioning...
November 13, 2017
Philip Miraglia found the perfect fit to his professional passion when he discovered the United Association (UA) Veterans in...
November 8, 2017
Those who enjoy the camaraderie and support found in the armed the services, will find the same traits in the Brotherhood and...
November 3, 2017
According to a member of the current Joint Base Lewis-McChord based United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) program is...
October 30, 2017
For those who apply to the United Association (UA) Veterans in Piping Program, the lure is usually the ability to know that job...
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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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