Photo By Spc. Kayleigh Cannon | Pfc. Matthew Fram, a chemical specialist assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 319th...... read more read more
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AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq — Pfc. Matthew Fram did not expect to make his first jump after airborne school with 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq.
The chemical specialist with Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Advise and Assist), made his first jump since graduating from the U.S. Army Airborne School at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 16.
The jump was planned to refresh the airborne skills of Paratroopers for a potential partnered U.S.-Iraqi airborne training exercise this spring.
"I'm excited to be a part of this [airborne operation]," said Fram prior to jumping. "I can't wait to jump."
The athletically-inclined Fram became a Paratrooper through a natural process. He played hockey growing up and then lacrosse at Clark University in western Massachusetts.
During his senior year of college, Fram said he decided he wanted to do something different with his life. He joined the Army and attended Basic Combat Training, Jan. 14, 2009, and graduated four months later.
"I wanted to do something exciting, and being airborne definitely satisfied that," he said.
After completing airborne school, Fram was assigned to 82nd at Fort Bragg, N.C. In August 2009, he deployed with 1st Brigade to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Paratroopers are required to make five successful jumps at airborne school in order to become airborne qualified. Fram made his sixth jump with 1/82 AAB while deployed.
"This is the most unique experience I have had since I joined," said Fram. "Not too many people can say their first jump with Division was in Iraq."
| Date Taken: | 02.16.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 03.01.2010 05:31 |
| Story ID: | 45970 |
| Location: | AL ASAD AIR BASE, IQ |
| Web Views: | 230 |
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