Sentient Weapon Observation and Response Division

The Sentient Weapon Observation and Response Division, better known by its acronym S.W.O.R.D., is an American extra-governmental intelligence agency.

Foundation

S.W.O.R.D. was founded by Maria Rambeau after 1995, under the United States Government, focusing on manned missions and extraterrestrial operations.

In 2010, after Jane Foster formed the Foster Theory, in which she stated that a bridge that formed wormholes to other dimensions existed, S.W.O.R.D. granted Erik Selvig access to their databases, which he used to cross-reference astrophysical records provided by S.H.I.E.L.D.[2]

New Initiatives

In 2020, Rambeau succumbed to cancer and passed away, prompting Tyler Hayward to succeed her by becoming Acting Director of the organization. Leading the organization post-Snap, S.W.O.R.D. obtained Vision's corpse[3], prompting Hayward to redirect their efforts to robotics, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence.