PHASE II

PHASE II is the United Nations' worldwide security organization, which works in collaboration with PHASE I, the UN's enforcement division. PHASE II functions as a global network of paramilitary security forces, scientific investigators, and intelligence operatives.
==History==
The UN Global Directive of 1949 outlines the two sections of the organization's enforcement arms, the Pacification Headquarters Alliance (PHA):
*Section I is a conglomeration of worldwide military forces, charged with international police actions on a global scale. Their missions include peacekeeping, treaty enforcement, coordination of humanitarian assistance for international issues, and military responses to global threats.
*Section II is the PHA's global security and intelligence division, dealing with monitoring, investigation, and, where necessary, direct intervention in international issues. 
The term PHASE II is an acronym taken from the group's UN charter title: Pacification Headquarters Alliance, SEction II.
In the aftermath of World War II, PHASE II was led by Maximilian Hellstrom , a famed commando who served with distinction during World War II, and who helped devise many of its methods.
During the Cold War, with the proliferation of superpowers and the arrival of extraterrestrials, PHASE II's mission evolved. The organization became Earth's first line of defense against dangerous super-powered threats. PHASE II has effectively dealt with a number of global crises. Its mission has continued into the 21st century as it deals with the emerging threats of superhuman terrorists.
==Current Activities==
Since the 1950s, PHASE II has recruited and funded superhero teams and expert operatives throughout the world. Notable PHASE II operatives have included (in the Silver Age) Doctor Saturn, the Crusaders, the Pearl, and the Griffin; and in the modern period, Nathaniel Wolf, Raven, and Rebel.
===Leadership===
PHASE II's operational headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland, and the organization is currently led by Sabrina Hellstrom, a descendant of Maximilian Hellstrom. However, PHASE II maintains operational bases worldwide.
===Security and Intelligence===
PHASE II maintains security and intelligence operations, which monitor, investigate, and address worldwide threats and aggression. Their resources include a network of highly-trained, elite operatives; a global communications and satellite network; a large cadre of scientific investigators; and a space station in low-Earth orbit.
===Superhuman Containment===
Since the 1960s, PHASE II has operated a worldwide system of superhuman detention centers known as Strongholds, equipped with special containment cells and technology designed to deal with superpowers. In the United States, there are two Strongholds: in upstate New York, Black Iron Detention Facility; and in central Nevada, Vulture Island Detention Facility,
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