S.H.I.E.L.D.

S.H.I.E.L.D. (short for Strategic, Homeland, Intervention, and Logistics Division) is an American backed extra-governmental military counter-terrorism organization, tasked with maintaining both national and global security. Founded after the Second World War and the Allied Victory, S.H.I.E.L.D. was first responsible for the protection of the United States against a resurging Hydra movement. In the present day, S.H.I.E.L.D. was critical in the "Age of Heroes and working concededly with the Avengers and other superheroes. Along with the protection of Earth from potential extraterrestrial and interdimensional threats.