November 30, 2021
Midway through program, UA VIP welder looks forward to a union career
Midway through Welding Class 21 at Fort Carson, Army Specialist Curtez Edwards is enjoying the program. The United Association...
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November 30, 2021
Midway through Welding Class 21 at Fort Carson, Army Specialist Curtez Edwards is enjoying the program. The United Association...
November 26, 2021
For the 13 graduates of the Welding Class 21 at Fort Carson, the change from military life to the civilian world is made simpler...
October 25, 2021
Army Sergeant Victor Avalos always dreamed of becoming a welder. As he prepared to transition out of the military, Avalos wanted...
October 15, 2021
The United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program offers service members an opportunity to learn new skills and expand...
October 4, 2021
Eight service members in the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) HVACR program at Naval Station Norfolk, are preparing...
September 28, 2021
Two United Association Veterans in Piping alumni recently had the honor of meeting President Biden and shaking his hand during a...
September 24, 2021
Transitioning military service members recently graduated from UA VIP HVACR program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The program has...
September 15, 2021
Marine Corporal and United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) graduate Dillon Johnston is thankful for the skillset the VIP...
August 4, 2021
Members of Welding Class 21 at Fort Carson will soon hold a welding torch in their hands as they learn the fundamentals of...
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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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