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 UPDRAFT. The
code name used by U.S. Army Captain Matthew W. Smithers. Born in
Bismark,
North Dakota, Updraft grew up to be a skilled helicopter pilot and
eventually
led the American team to victory in the World Helicopter Championships
two years in a row. After joining the Army, Updraft became a special
instructor
at the Flight Warrant Officer School at Fort Rucker. While at Fort
Rucker,
he was chosen for the G.I. Joe team to fly the new advanced Retaliator
attack helicopter, which he was an integral part in the design and
engineering
of. Updraft served on a small number of missions with the Joes before
the
team was shut down in 1994. He was later called back to work with the
Joes
in their battle against the forces of a revived Serpentor on Cobra
Island. (GI 130; GIv2 24; Figure: 1) |
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