Bree fram

Bree Fram (she/her) is an astronautical engineer, author, podcaster, speaker, and active duty colonel in the United States Space Force. She is currently stationed at the Pentagon where she develops the requirements for future Space Force capabilities. She previously served as the acquisition policy chief where she was instrumental in the stand up of the Space Force as a separate service. Prior to the Space Force, Bree served 18 years in a wide variety of Air Force positions including a Research and Development command position and an oversight role for all Air Force security cooperation activity with Iraq. In earlier assignments, Bree served in the Air Force Directorate of Strategic Plans, as a Legislative Fellow at the US Capitol on the staff of Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo, several tours as a program manager for satellite and technology programs, and deployed to Qatar and Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Bree is passionate about space, service, leadership development, technological advancement, storytelling, and creating inclusive cultures. She's a featured speaker, writer, and host of Forged in Fire - LBTQ+ Leadership Development Podcast. Her writing has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Military Times, Inkstick, and LGBTQ Nation. She is an editor of two books on Transgender Military Service and an author of Forging Queer Leaders: How the LGBTQIA+ Community Creates Impact from Adversity. 

Bree came out publicly as transgender on the day the transgender ban in the military was dropped in 2016. She transitioned while in a command position and served through the re-imposition of a transgender ban from 2019-2021. She is currently one of the highest ranking out transgender officers in the United States military.

Bree's previous work includes co-leading the Department of the Air Force LGBTQ+ Initiatives Team, dedicated to eliminating barriers to LGBTQ+ military service in the Air and Space Force from 2023-2025. She also served in leadership roles at SPARTA, a non-profit that advocates and educates about transgender military service, from 2015-2023, culminating as President and Board Chair. Her work for SPARTA focused on national-level policy and advocacy to develop a more inclusive military. Bree served as a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Diversity Working Group from 2019-2023 and developed programming to increase diverse representation in STEM and aerospace. 

Bree has been married for 20 years to her wife, Peg, and they have two kids.

To keep her sane, Bree hikes mountains in the summer and skis down them in the winter. If she can't get to the mountains, she's probably trying something nerdy and almost certainly liking it.