September 15, 2025
Camp Lejeune Welding Class 30 begins UA VIP training
On Sept. 15, the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) program welcomed another class of transitioning active-duty...
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September 15, 2025
On Sept. 15, the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) program welcomed another class of transitioning active-duty...
September 1, 2025
United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) program Joint Base Lewis-McChord Welding Class 34 students have reached the...
August 25, 2025
Students in Fort Campbell Welding Class 27 have begun their free on-base training to prepare for a future union career through...
June 22, 2023
The graduates of the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Camp Lejeune Welding Class 23 are ready to begin their new...
May 18, 2023
Congratulations are in order for the group of students graduating in mid-May 2023 from the United Association (UA) Veterans In...
May 15, 2023
Students starting in the United Association Veterans In Piping (UA VIP) program Joint Base Lewis-McChord Welding Class 28 are...
December 14, 2022
Skillbridge DOD programs provide on-the-job training and work experience while you are still in the military in preparation for a...
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...
June 29, 2021
Getting ahead in a pipe trades career is easier when active-duty transitioning military service members are able to earn...
June 22, 2021
Learning a new skill and gaining experience while finishing out military service is great for many active-duty transitioning...
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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.
faqTake a look at everything the VIP program is doing for our returning veterans — through videos and photos.
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