What agency were Nick Fury and Agent Coulson working for in Captain Marvel?

From the way Nick Fury and Agent Coulson were presented in Captain Marvel, it appears that S.H.I.E.L.D. hadn't been established yet. In fact, it was only until the end of the film that the concept of the Avengers was hinted at, as well as the necessity of creating an agency to track supernatural threats.

So, who were Fury and Coulson working for? Do they actually mention this at some point? Perhaps I'm just forgetting something from when they first introduced themselves to Vers at the Blockbuster...

Best Answer

Clark Gregg, the actor who plays Coulson, refers to the organization as S.H.I.E.L.D.:

https://ew.com/movies/2018/09/13/clark-gregg-captain-marvel/

And from the film:

Carol Danvers: [Referring to the front of the baseball cap that Fury has given her] What is this?

Nick Fury: It's a S.H.I.E.L.D. logo.

Carol Danvers: Does announcing your identity with branded clothing, help with the covert part of the job?

Nick Fury: ...said the space soldier who's wearing a rubber suit. Lose the flannel.

and

Nick Fury: We have no idea what other intergalactic threats are out there. And our one woman security force had a prior commitment on the other side of the universe. S.H.I.E.L.D. alone can't protect us. We need to find more.

Agent Coulson: More weapons?

Nick Fury: More heroes.

Agent Coulson: You think you can find others like her?

Nick Fury: We found her and we weren't even looking.

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Who does Nick Fury Work for in Captain Marvel?

Fury joined S.H.I.E.L.D. by the 1980s and was working under R. Keller's command by 1988. For six years since 1989, he had been working a desk job in a S.H.I.E.L.D. office, attempting to locate and hunt down future enemies.

What agency does Nick Fury run?

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Is Coulson a Hydra agent?

So Coulson sort of became HYDRA The other Agents eventually recovered their memories, but found the only way to get back was to ironically become Agents of SHIELD in the Framework and lead an uprising against HYDRA.

Who does agent Coulson work for?

Partnering with Nick Fury Captain Marvel, which is set in the 1990s, depicts Coulson as a rookie agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who works closely with fellow agent Nick Fury.

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