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

History
The Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, Logistics Division is a combined military, scientific research, and espionage agency with a mandate to protect the populace of the world from threats beyond the scope of standard national security agencies. It was reformed from the remnants of the Strategic Scientific Reserve in the aftermath of World War II, and is made up of personnel from three disciplines: Operations (Ops) is the military, tactical and armed security division; the Science and Technology division (Sci-Tech) provides scientific research and medical support; Communications (Comms) is focused on data analysis and network security.

In the waning days of the Strategic Scientific Reserve, the world powers behind the World War II-era group opted to expand the agency's scope in the post-war environment and to this end tasked Howard Stark, a prominent member of the S.S.R., with forming S.H.I.E.L.D. He quickly pulled Margaret Carter in with him to command the fledgling group's field agents.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Personnel
Director Nick Fury Agent Phil Coulson Agent Victoria Hand Agent Shannon Carter Agent Sharon Carter Agent Maria Hill Agent G W Bridge Agent Contessa Valentina "Val" Allegra de la Fontaine