May 27, 2022
UA VIP Camp Pendleton Welding Class 37 grads excited for new careers
U.S. Marine Cpl. John Gourde joined the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) program to become the best welder he could...
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May 27, 2022
U.S. Marine Cpl. John Gourde joined the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) program to become the best welder he could...
April 6, 2022
It’s pretty awesome to see those two grads of the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) program will be showing off...
January 27, 2022
For Marine Cpl. Jalen Nason, one of the hardest things about transitioning out of the military is deciding what to do next. He...
January 12, 2022
The eight graduates of Camp Pendleton Welding Class 36 have a bright future as union welders with good paying jobs and quality...
November 17, 2021
It’s hard to learn to weld over Zoom.
November 3, 2021
Already halfway complete, Welding Class 36 at Camp Pendleton is progressing nicely. The free, 18-week accelerated welding class...
October 8, 2021
“The knowledge and experience to be dependable” — that’s what U.S. Marine Cpl. Angel Solano Mejia gained from the UA Veterans in...
September 28, 2021
Two United Association Veterans in Piping alumni recently had the honor of meeting President Biden and shaking his hand during a...
August 5, 2021
Transitioning out of the military and back into civilian life can be a confusing and stressful time for some members of the armed...
May 10, 2021
Driekast is a combination mechanical piping/plumbing contractor that has been in business for more than 30 years. Experienced in...
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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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