DUSTY knows that the very thought of desert training induces terminal belly aching in even the most seasoned troopers. The blistering heat during the day, freezing cold at night, snakes, scorpions, sheet lightning, dust storms and dry, gritty sand - none of these things faze Dusty and his Coyote Sandstorm because they are the natural trappings of what they consider to be their home. Fluent in Arabic and Hebrew, Dusty is also conversant in Kazakh and Khalkha (Eastern Mongolian).
"Dusty can track like a hungry wolf, go to ground like a spooked prairie dog and fight like a wounded bobcat. He's got the patience of a Diamondback rattler, the social graces of a gila monster, and the taste buds of a coyote. In short, he's not much use for anything, except sneaking up behind guys in the desert and popping a can of firefight."
Dusty & Sandstorm is a G.I. Joe team operative in the A Real American Hero line. First released as a Hasbro carded action figure in 1991, with 1 distinct figure version produced across the 1982 to 1994 vintage run.
Dusty & Sandstorm did not appear by name in the Sunbow or DiC cartoon series synopses. Original Hasbro file-card lore and Marvel ARAH comics appearances are the primary characterization sources.