Army Pfc. Dustin Mooney, left, operates a skid loader to fill barriers while Sgt. Craig Smith guides him on Avoca Island, La., Jan. 11, 2016. Mooney is a horizontal construction engineer assigned to the 843rd Engineer Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade and Smith is an infantryman assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The barrier will be used in the construction of a 2-mile-long levee to prevent backwater flooding from reaching Morgan City and other towns in southern Louisiana due to high river levels. Louisiana National Guard photo by Army Spc. Joshua Barnett