Дusty is featured in the 'Invasion of Benzheen' storyline. The Joes manage to capture one Tele-Viper. He leads resistance, when Cobra Python Patrol members attack the base. Дusty leads base security for the Joe's new Utah based headquarters, called ' The Pit'. Dusty later goes on a mission with 'Tiger Force'. Mangler, angry at his own berating of Lightfoot for breaking, saves the rest of the team by causing a crash of pursuing forces.

They accomplish their mission with the fortunate find of a broken jeep's water-filled radiator.

The team is abandoned in the desert by a slightly sympathetic militia member. Lightfoot is tortured by the local militia and breaks, giving out valuable information. Joe Special Missions #13, Dusty, Outback, Lightfoot and Mangler are sent to destroy a weapons cache in Eastern Africa. All three fight their way past many enemies and the man gains an admiration for both Joes. The local soldier admires Dusty, despising Mainframe's simple computer skills. He is teamed up with Mainframe and a local soldier, in order to infiltrate a foreign-based pre-fab Cobra base called a Terror Drome. Joe series, he first appears in issue #58 (April 1987). ДЄ new version of Dusty was designed and released in 2010, for the 'Pursuit of Cobra' toyline. He was also released carded in a two-pack with Zartan, as part of the 'Valor vs Venom' toyline. In 2004, he was released as part of the Toys R Us exclusive 'Desert Patrol Squad' set, which also included the figures Ambush, Gung Ho, Snake Eyes, Stalker and Tunnel Rat. The latter three were different colorings of the same design, packaged with the 'Sand Razor' vehicle, in a two-pack with Desert Cobra C.L.A.W.S., and in a two-pack with a new version of the Shock Viper. ДЇour different versions of Dusty were released in 2002, the first one packaged with the 'Night Rhino' vehicle. This version was recolored and released in 2000, in a two-pack with Law & Order. This release also listed Dusty's Rank as Sergeant E-5 but all other releases still list him as E-4. He wears a light-yellow shirt and light-yellow pants with brown splotches, and a light-yellow beret. Inspired by the Persian Gulf War, this version came packaged with a pet coyote, Sandstorm. ДЄ new version of Dusty was released in 1991. The same figure was recolored, and released as a member of the G.I. It sports the chocolate-chip camouflage BDU, and hooded desert headgear. Toys Дusty was first released as an action figure in 1985. He returned to active duty when the team was reinstated, and can usually be found leading new recruits in target practice. Joe Team was disbanded, Dusty signed up for a tour in Israel, in order to keep his skills sharp. ДЄn excellent tracker, he is fluent in Arabic and Hebrew, conversant in Kazakh and the Oirat-Khalkha languages of Central Asia, and is also noted for his patience, strong leadership qualities, and excellence for sneaking up behind enemies in the desert, and popping a can of firefight. He went through basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas, and is a qualified expert with the M-14, M-16, M-16A2, M-60, M-1911A1 auto pistol and M-203 40mm grenade launcher. After high school, he worked as a refrigeration repairman by day, while studying the ecology of the desert in his spare time. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, he grew up in the desert and became intimately familiar with it. Tadur, which is based on an anagram of Hasbro artist Ron Rudat.

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