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Airman receives Black Belt Certification for innovation efforts
March 7, 2022 — Tech. Sgt. Jules Ponton, 316th Force Support Squadron manpower analyst and now a part of the Education with Industry program, was awarded a Black Belt Certification in continuous process improvement on Feb. 16, 2022, here. Less than 300 people in the Air Force have reached that level of training. This accomplishment required teamwork, demonstration of team leadership, striving for improvement and efficient outcomes and aligning their organization’s operations to its vision. “I had the honor and privilege of awarding Ponton with the Department of the Air Force Continuous Process Improvement Black Belt Certification,” said William Gautier, Spark Tank director. “This was not an easy accomplishment as it required application of Black Belt competency-level knowledge to a real problem our Airmen and Guardians face.” ... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Jules Ponton, former 316th Force Support Squadron manpower analyst and now Education With Industry Fellow at Deloitte Consulting analyst, poses for a photo at SparkX Cell Innovation & Idea Center on Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 4, 2022.

Everybody vs. Racism: My Money is on Everybody
June 22, 2020 — As a double minority in the Air Force, who has dealt with my fair share of discrimination, it is important that I speak up at a time when the Black Lives Matter movement has the world’s attention... MORE

"Historically, the fight has seemed like black versus white but has now become everybody versus racism. And if anything, I have my money on everybody.”