Prior to joining the Joes, he worked as a senior instructor for the USAF Fighter Weapons Squadron "Aggressors" (pilot combat training school).
He is part of a training mission in the Nevada desert for prospective Joes being conducted by Lady Jaye, and when the group is attacked by Cobra forces using new mutant plant spores, he destroys them with battery acid.
[22] He is additionally featured in the second issue (December 1986) of the Special Missions series as part of a unit sent to neutralize an old World War II plane partially stuck inside a glacier and threatening to release a toxic cloud that risks endangering lives.
He can claim the high ground without being spotted, drifting in silently by glider or parachute, and then disappear into the underbrush, sitting absolutely still to align the perfect shot.
[58][59] Big Ben received training at Bradbury Barracks in Hereford, before becoming a cadre member at the NATO Long Range Recon Patrol School in West Germany.
[64] He is established as a member of the "Rawhides", a group of new Joe recruits (including Falcon, Chuckles, Jinx, Law & Order and Tunnel Rat) trained by Beach Head.
Budo's father was an orthodontist in Oakland, his grandfather a farmer in Fresno, his great-grandfather a track-worker on the Rocky Mountain Line, and his great-great-grandfather was a fencing master in one of Japan's last great samurai warrior families.
He grew up literally close to the weapons testing facilities at the military base called Fort Knox, hearing the sounds of the M-80 tanks.
The combination of his uncanny depth perception, precise hand/eye coordination, and powerful throwing arm got him permanently forbidden from every county fair and carnival in Alabama for winning too many stuffed bears.
Fast Draw carries the FAFNIR (Fire and Forget Non-tube-launched Infantry Rocket) missile system, and wears a protective suit to shield him from hot exhaust gases.
The FAFNIR target acquisition and homing devices are self-contained within the missile, which allows the operator to move and take cover immediately after launch.
While working on his degree in Physical Education with a state scholarship, he dropped out of school and went to stay on the coast for three years questioning his existence, when he decided to join the Army.
[127] In the UK Action Force toy series, Footloose's real name is Andrew D. Mackay, and he is from Dundee, Scotland, where he competed in the Highland Games and studied Celtic mythology.
[131] This latter release was part of the "Assault On Cobra Island" box set, which included the figures Chuckles, Hit and Run, Outback, Recondo, Wet-Suit and Zap.
[citation needed] Heavy Duty enlisted in the Army and his extreme strength and grasp of advanced weapon systems brought him to the attention of the G.I.
[67] In 1991, Hit & Run was released in Europe in Tiger Force colors, and he received a 25th anniversary style figure as part of the "Assault on Cobra Island" 7-pack.
Ice Cream Soldier was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and was first released as an action figure in 1994, as part of the "Battle Corps" line.
[43] Long Range debuted in issue #92 of the Marvel comic series, where he uses his vehicle to help rescue fellow Joes and members of the Oktober Guard.
He spent his youth in the swamp, hunting raccoon, possum, and wild pig, holding his own against poachers, 'gator skinners, moonshiners, chain gang escapees, and smugglers.
His job is to penetrate deep into enemy territory, gather intelligence and extricate himself without being detected, all the while carrying 100 pounds of gear, including rations, radio, weapons, ammo and climbing rope.
Steeler, Dusty, Salvo, Rock'N'Roll, and Hot Seat get into vehicular based combat against the missile expert Metal-Head[230] He is later part of the Joe team on-site who defends G.I.
Sneak Peek is known for a mission while in a Ranger recon battalion, in which he was never recalled due to an error; he continued observing enemy activity, taking notes and sketching maps for two weeks, until someone remembered he was still out there and signaled for him to return.
They fail to stop Cobra's plan to create a telemarketing scam center, and their new ally, a homeless veteran, dies while believing he saved the Joes' lives.
He worked on heavy cranes on the Great Lakes' docks, earth movers in the strip mines of Appalachia, and graders on the blacktop highways of several states.
Wildcard possesses an unnatural talent for breaking things, from sturdy steel machines to simple tools, delicate toys, immovable objects of cast iron, and 8-piece dinner settings.
The trio's actual entry to the current Joe base, with the Mean Dog and the vehicle Desert Fox, is marred by the discovery that a Cobra agent had snuck in with them.
He might have qualified for a spot on the American Olympic team if Blizzard hadn't met him at the National Elimination Tournament and given him the idea of getting paid to drive fast, heavily armed snow vehicles.
Wreckage was born in Los Angeles, California, and was first released as an action figure in 2003, packaged in an exclusive Tiger Force five-pack to Toys "R" Us stores.
[309] Wreckage perfected his craft at the Army Jungle Warfare Training Center, where he served as a member of the OpFor (Opposing Forces) cadre.
As such, he learned to use unorthodox methods to eliminate enemy forces, and a ferocious combination of fighting styles in close quarter combat, earning him his code name.