December 11, 2017
UA VIP welding student sees program as “fresh start” to civilian life
Many military members looking ahead to transitioning out of the military and into civilian life don’t quite know what to expect....
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December 11, 2017
Many military members looking ahead to transitioning out of the military and into civilian life don’t quite know what to expect....
November 22, 2017
U.S. Army Infantryman Danny Head was deployed once to Desert Storm and twice to Afghanistan throughout his 20 years in the...
October 12, 2017
It has been a busy year for recent UA VIP graduate Kurt Watson.
Following his graduation from Joint Base Lewis-McChord HVAC-R...
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 30, 2017
Dallas County officials honored the UA VIP Program and Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 100 in Dallas in late February with a...
March 16, 2017
Alonso Garcia graduated from the first VIP class held at Camp Pendelton. He was active duty for four years and then four years in...
March 13, 2017
The article Veterans revamp the tri-state area one project at a time by the New York Post introduces three New York area...
February 6, 2017
A 21-year career in the armed services (five with the Marine Corps and 16 in the Army) helped shape Chad Moreland into the kind...
January 24, 2017
After serving his country for 13 years in the United States Army, Brian Kirby was ready to transition to civilian life and...
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...
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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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