UNIT

The Unified Intelligence Taskforce is recurring organization in the Doctor Who-universe, appearing often as an ally to The Doctor himself. They are a military and scientific organizaiotn tasked by the United Nations to defend the human race from extraterrestial and other paranormal threats.

Founding
The precursor of UNIT, the Home-Army Fifth Operational Corps, was founded after the Second Doctor, Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart and a group of British soldiers fought the Great Intelligence in the sewers of London. After defeatng the cosmic being, the Corps cotninued to operate until 1970, when UNIT was officially launched.

History
Over the 20th and 21st Century UNIT has gone up against countless extraterrestial threats such as the Autons, Silurians, Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans, Zygons, the 456 and the Shoal of the Winter Harmony.

By 2018/2019 the organization was suspended and was pending review, due to international struggles.