ICI-133

Photography

Jan 8

Written By Paul

G.I. Joe Classified Steeler and Gridiron Props MPAC

CATALOG DATA

PROGRAM ACCESS: ‘OVERRUN’
STORAGE FACILITY: SLO-441 FORWARD OUTPOST (“THE TRACKS”)
CONTROL NO: PBI-1988-REC-PHOTO-ICI-133
CONTAINER: CAGE 23 / BOX 08
CAPTURE DATE: 1988-09-10
TIME STAMP: 0632

LOCATION: COBRA ISLAND — BUNKER 11
SUBJECT(S): STEELER, M-PAC (FLAMETHROWER)
RECALL DATE: 2026-01-05
PRINT CODE: ICI-133
CROSS REFERENCE: N/A

FIELD NOTES

Invasion: Cobra Island.

There were a few of these Operations over the years. This is the first capture I’ve recovered from the one internally referred to as “Operation: Overrun”. At least that’s what the file’s metadata says.

Hard to keep them straight, but Steeler’s presence is a unique to this one, considering what happened to him later.

He loved to get out of his tracked toaster once it was time to put the battle away. He made friends with those PAC RATS too. This was one of them new-fangled bipedal M-PACS that engineering sent into service around that time. Things had a mind of their own...and they didn’t think happy thoughts.

Flamethrowers had fallen out of favor during the 80’s due to Protocol III of the Geneva Convention or something, but against enemy fortifications, on that Island...and wielded by a walking robot, those (crispy) Cobras were entirely fair game.