GENERAL FLAGG (II). James Longstreet Flagg was born in Alexandria, Virginia, the son of the G.I. Joe team's late commanding officer, General Lawrence J. Flagg. Like five generations before him, young Flagg attended the Virginia Military Institute. He eventually made his way through the ranks to become a Brigadier General, and worked with the G.I. Joe team before it was shut down in 1994. Today, like many Joes, he is considered a reserve member of the team. General Flagg helped provide security for the Joes' arctic prison, The Coffin, during the conflict known as World War III.