May 27, 2022
UA VIP Fort Hood Class 21 graduates will soon begin welding careers
Thanks to the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) program, the graduates of FortHood Welding Class 21 stand on the...
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May 27, 2022
Thanks to the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) program, the graduates of FortHood Welding Class 21 stand on the...
January 7, 2022
Thanks to the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) program, the graduates of Welding Class 20 at Fort Hood are prepared...
October 25, 2021
Army Sergeant Victor Avalos always dreamed of becoming a welder. As he prepared to transition out of the military, Avalos wanted...
September 10, 2021
Some of the students in Fort Hood’s Welding Class 21 have never held a welding torch before.
June 1, 2021
Everything’s falling into place for the students of United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Welding Class 19 at Fort Hood....
May 27, 2021
Before leaving the military, many active-duty transitioning military service members seek ways to build a skillset, which they...
April 9, 2021
The United Association Veterans in Piping Program is a leader in preparing active-duty transitioning military service members for...
April 2, 2021
Michael Parker served for nearly 10 years in both the Army and National Guard, prior to making the decision to transition out of...
March 26, 2021
The United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program is one way to unlock the ability to travel the country and work on...
February 3, 2021
Thanks to the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program, Army Sergeant Andrew Fioramonti, is now pursuing a career...
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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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