VA HR455

Commends Bree Fram, a colonel who served 23 years (2003-2026) in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, becoming the highest-ranking transgender member of the Department of Defense at retirement

Fram holds degrees in Aerospace Engineering, Astronautical Engineering, and National Security and Strategic Studies; deployed to Qatar and Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003

Authored the Space Force's first-ever guidance on operational capability requirements and led space acquisition policy at the Pentagon

Received numerous military decorations including the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters

Served as president of SPARTA Pride and co-led the Air Force LGBTQ+ Initiative Team; was forced to retire following reinstatement of policies prohibiting transgender service members