September 16, 2024
Fort Campbell Fire Suppression Class 15 begins UA VIP training
A new cohort of transitioning active-duty service members started their United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) training...
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September 16, 2024
A new cohort of transitioning active-duty service members started their United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) training...
June 29, 2023
The graduates of the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Fort Carson Welding Class 25 will soon begin new and...
December 22, 2022
Sgt. Rachel LeBlance is now the first female instructor for the United Association Veterans In Piping (UA VIP) program.
August 27, 2020
For Army Private First Class Troy DeForge, the United Association Veterans in Piping Program has provided him the opportunity for...
June 4, 2020
For United Association (UA) Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program graduate and Army Specialist Tyler Simms, the UA VIP Program was...
October 3, 2019
For some transitioning active-duty military service members, leaving the comradery of the armed forces is part of the challenge...
September 10, 2018
The United Association (UA) is proud to announce the graduation of two classes of its Veterans in Piping Program (VIP) at Joint...
August 2, 2018
Melissa Martinez grew up in a small town outside of San Diego, CA. When she graduted from high school, she knew she didn’t want...
December 21, 2017
July 10, 2017
The United Association Veterans in Piping Program at Fort Sill graduated four members on June 14 from its Sprinkler Fitting Class...
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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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