▁Minnesota ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁G . I . ▁Joe ▁team . ▁ ▁De e - J ay ▁De e - J ay ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Battle force ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁G . I . ▁Joe ▁Team ' s ▁communic ations ▁expert ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁disk ▁j ockey ▁( h ence ▁his ▁code ▁name ). ▁His ▁real ▁name ▁is ▁Thomas ▁R . ▁Ros si ▁III , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁as ▁an ▁action ▁figure ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁De e - J ay ▁was ▁a ▁late ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁when ▁K IA ▁in ▁G . I . ▁Joe : ▁A ▁Real ▁American ▁Hero ▁# 1 1 3 , ▁he ▁died ▁while ▁man eu ver ing ▁through ▁an ▁oil ▁field ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁bom bed ▁by ▁Cob ra ▁Commander . ▁ ▁Deep ▁Six ▁ ▁Dep th ▁Char ge ▁Dep th ▁Char ge ▁is ▁the ▁G . I . ▁Joe ▁Team ' s ▁under water ▁demol itions ▁expert . ▁His ▁real ▁name ▁is ▁Nick ▁H . ▁Lang don , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁as ▁an ▁action ▁figure ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁special izes ▁in ▁clear ing ▁mines ▁and ▁other ▁devices ▁in ▁the ▁water . ▁Despite ▁having ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁scores ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁U DT ▁program ▁and ▁lov ing ▁his ▁job , ▁he ▁h ates ▁water . ▁ ▁D ial ▁T one ▁ ▁Doc ▁ ▁D od ger ▁D od ger ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Battle