S.H.I.E.L.D

The Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division, known as S.H.I.E.L.D., is a government agency specializing in military, scientific research and application and espionage with a mandate to protect the world from threats beyond the capabilities of standard national security agencies. Formed as a successor to the Strategic Scientific Reserve, S.H.I.E.L.D. is made up of personnel from three divisions: Operations, Science/Technology and Communications.

Operations, is the tactical and armed security division, for security over teams, projects and personnel and deployed to respond to situations that require military action. The Science and Technology division provides scientific research and medical support, expanding the scientific knowledge of the world and applying such knowledge into both conventional and defensive means. Communications focuses on data analysis and network security.

Government Control 1946 - 2014
SHIELD was under the control of the United States government that worked with The World Security Council to deal with the affairs of SHIELD. In 2014 it was revealed to the world that the former Nazi division HYDRA was heavily influencing SHIELD from the inside, The World Security Council ordered the United States to close down SHIELD, and to investigate every Agent and employee to determine who and who wasn't HYDRA loyalists.

Coulson's S.H.I.E.L.D. 2014 - Present
SHIELD now being led by Agent Phil Coulson went underground to defend the world in secret, while HYDRA became officially independent and separate from SHIELD. Coulson and his team used their knowledge and own contacts to recruit as many as trusted non HYDRA agents as possible to help rebuild the organisation but due to being extremely careful, to prevent HYDRA from worming their way back in they were limited to who they could and couldn't approach to join them.

The american billionaire Tony Stark is secretly funding S.H.I.E.L.D operations since the United Stated cut off association with the organisation, though Coulson is working on private agreements with high ranking U.S officials to come to potential deals to help one another when needed.

The Secret Fraction 2014 - Present
In 2015, Agents Bobbie Morse and Mack are revealed to be undercover for a fraction of S.H.I.E.L.D. that like Coulson's S.H.I.E.L.D went underground. This alternative Shield which is led by Robert Gonzales, believe they are the one true Shield and that Coulson's is invalid. They have excelled in keeping their existence secret for months and watching from the shadows, they even allowed Coulson's Shield to take all the risk against the fight against HYDRA.

It is shown that they plan to use the information that Morse and Mack has collected to absorb as much as Coulson's Shield into their own as possible. So far they appear to be willing to take what they need by force and they appear to see Skye's powers as a real dangerous threat.