| Overseen by the World Security Council, the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division — or S.H.I.E.L.D. — is a global peacekeeping and intelligence organization that exists to curtail large-scale conflicts. Under the command of Director Nick Fury, Agents Philip Coulson and Maria Hill use S.H.I.E.L.D.’s immense resources to keep tabs on the world’s growing superhuman community and build trust among the key players of the Avengers Initiative. S.H.I.E.L.D. hardware is second only to Tony Stark’s, including a super-sonic transport called the Quinjet, and an immense airborne aircraft carrier called the Helicarrier. |
