March 2, 2020
VIP participant looks forward to providing for his family
Active-duty transitioning military service members are preparing for life after the armed forces as they participate in Welding...
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March 2, 2020
Active-duty transitioning military service members are preparing for life after the armed forces as they participate in Welding...
December 26, 2019
United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Fort Carson Welding Class 11 graduate and Army Staff Sergeant Daniel Welch feels...
December 20, 2019
The United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program honored the graduates of Fort Carson Welding Class 16 with an on-base...
December 19, 2019
United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program graduate Darren Eddings was pleased with the simplicity of his transition...
October 3, 2019
For some transitioning active-duty military service members, leaving the comradery of the armed forces is part of the challenge...
August 30, 2019
The United Association Veterans in Piping Program can be intense but can also create a great camaraderie between participants and...
April 4, 2019
In late March, the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program honored the recent graduation of nine active-duty...
October 12, 2018
The United Association Veterans in Piping Program hosted a graduation event for its 17 students from Fort Carson Welding Class 13...
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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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