| Provincial Reconnaissance Unit | |
|---|---|
 A Provincial Reconnaissance Unit deploys on Go Noi Island, south of Danang, 1969 | |
| Active | 1967 – 1973 |
| Disbanded | 1973 |
| Country |  South Vietnam |
| Type | Paramilitary police |
| Engagements | Vietnam War |
The Provincial Reconnaissance Units (PRUs) were South Vietnamese special paramilitary units, led by U.S. military and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) personnel. The PRU was the tasked with finding and neutralizing the Vietcong (VC) cadre and their political leadership of under the Phoenix Program during the Vietnam War. The PRU’s preferred method was to capture and interrogate Viet Cong insurgents.