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Army Spc. Elizabeth Fernandez secures emergency barriers on the banks of the Ouachita River in Monroe, La., March 13, 2016, during flood response operations. Fernandez, assigned to the Louisiana National Guard’s 1022nd Engineer Company, has been constructing the concrete levees to combat rising river levels caused by excessive rainfall. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma

Securing Barriers

Army Spc. Elizabeth Fernandez secures emergency barriers on the banks of the Ouachita River in Monroe, La., March 13, 2016, during flood response operations. Fernandez, assigned to the Louisiana National Guard’s 1022nd Engineer Company, has been constructing the concrete levees to combat rising river levels caused by excessive rainfall. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma

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