, ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁a ▁loyal ▁member , ▁though ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁field ▁oper ative . ▁Fire wall ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁developing ▁a ▁counter - program , ▁to ▁th wart ▁the ▁top - secret ▁n ano - m ite ▁technology ▁that ▁was ▁st olen ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁by ▁Cob ra . ▁ ▁Flash ▁ ▁Fl int ▁ ▁Foot lo ose ▁ ▁Free fall ▁Free fall ▁is ▁the ▁G . I . ▁Joe ▁Team ' s ▁par atro oper , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁as ▁an ▁action ▁figure ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁re - release ▁as ▁" Sp c . ▁Alt itude ", ▁but ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁character . ▁This ▁latter ▁release ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" Ass ault ▁On ▁Cob ra ▁Island " ▁box ▁set , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁figures ▁Ch uck les , ▁Hit ▁and ▁Run , ▁Out back , ▁Re cond o , ▁W et - S uit ▁and ▁Z ap . ▁Free fall ' s ▁real ▁name ▁is ▁Phill ip ▁W . ▁Ar nd t , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Down ers ▁Gro ve , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁Air bor ne ▁R anger ▁school , ▁he ▁went ▁through ▁the ▁R anger ▁Ind o ctr ination ▁Cour se ▁designed ▁to ▁remove ▁forty ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁applic ants . ▁Free fall ▁then ▁had ▁to ▁conquer ▁a ▁three - week ▁pre - training ▁course , ▁simply ▁to