Woodbine, Iowa — Members of the 185th Iowa National Guard in Sioux City have been in Woodbine, building a giant tension fabric structure that is a precursor to an Innovative Readiness Training mission soon to take place at the Woodbine High School.
Woodbine Schools Superintendent Justin Wagner, is also a colonel with the 185th, and says the fabric structure will initially house teams of US military members traveling to the area to help construct a new Ignite Pathways building already under construction in Woodbine.
Wagner requested the support of the Department of Defense IRT program to help construct the new ignite building as well as the accompanying structure.
This is the first ever IRT in Iowa. As part of their annual training, Iowa guard members from the 185th Air Wing set up the privately donated 30-thousand square foot structure in woodbine. Wagner says when construction on the adjacent Ignite building is complete, the school plans to use the tension fabric structure building as an indoor athletic facility.
The Ignite building project is scheduled to be completed at the beginning of the 2023 school year. Colonel Wagner also serves as the vice wing commander with the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City as a traditional guard member.
