May 19, 2017
JBLM member calls VIP Program a ‘Great opportunity’
Jeremy Patterson believes the United Association Veterans in Piping Program provides him and his fellow transitioning military...
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May 19, 2017
Jeremy Patterson believes the United Association Veterans in Piping Program provides him and his fellow transitioning military...
April 4, 2017
Ryan Hector, a 2013 UA VIP graduate from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, served in the United States military for four years,...
March 17, 2017
Members of the welding and HVACR classes at Joint Base Lewis-McChord graduated in mid-February.
Welding Class 11 graduated 10...
January 24, 2017
The United Association (UA) Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program is an award-winning program that offers high quality skills training...
December 8, 2016
Akini Celestine, a graduate of the United Associations (UA) Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program and a member of UA Local 1 in New...
December 8, 2016
After three and a half years of active duty with the United States Army, including a twelve-month deployment to Afghanistan to...
November 4, 2016
Veteran unemployment numbers are consistently higher than that of the general population. It’s a disappointing thought; after...
November 1, 2016
There’s no shortage of success among the graduates of the United Association (UA) Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program.
During the...
December 10, 2015
More than 25 students graudated from the Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord after completing 18 weeks...
July 29, 2014
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (July 28, 2014) -- As the Army begins efforts to downsize, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F....
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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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