First Lt. Michael Cooley, a platoon commander serving with Mobility Assault Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, is an Eagle Scout and has been involved with Scouting for nearly 20 years. While 1st CEB is training to deploy to Afghanistan during the fall, Cooley, a native of Algonquin, Ill., devotes much of his free time to Scouting. Growing up Cooley's father was his den leader, now Cooley is a den leader for his son, Isaac.