The Provincial Reconnaissance Units (PRUs) were South Vietnamese special paramilitary units, led by U.S. military and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)...
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following is a list of notable military reconnaissance units from around the world. Royal Australian Regiment Reconnaissance, Snipers and Surveillance Platoons...
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Intelligence Agency. During his last year he led the Rung Sat's Provincial Reconnaissance Unit. He received numerous awards for valor in combat and was wounded...
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collaborated on Gentle Savage. A former officer assigned to the Provincial Reconnaissance Unit returns home where he is put in, then escapes from a mental...
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may refer to: Peru, ITU country code PRU Provincial Reconnaissance Unit a South Vietnamese paramilitary unit Prudence (given name) Prunella (given name)...
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the Phoenix personnel were primarily South Vietnamese. The Provincial Reconnaissance Unit (PRU) Program in South Vietnam forms an investigative and paramilitary...
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Republic of Vietnam Military Forces (category Military units and formations disestablished in 1975)
Vietnam National Police Republic of Vietnam Marine Division Provincial Reconnaissance Unit South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia People's Army of...
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tasked with conducting reconnaissance, including radio reconnaissance, image reconnaissance, personnel reconnaissance and reconnaissance analysis, supporting...
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Phụng Hoàng.: 56 The major two components of the program were Provincial Reconnaissance Units (PRUs) and regional interrogation centers. PRUs would kill...
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Shackley was responsible for running the Phoenix Program and the Provincial Reconnaissance Units (PRUs), a secret assassination and capture campaign aimed at...
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United States Navy SEALs (category Military units and formations established in 1962)
country on a continuing basis. SEALs also served as advisors for Provincial Reconnaissance Units and the Lein Doc Nguio Nhia, the Vietnamese SEALs. SEALs continued...
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five times. In 1971, Rodríguez trained Provincial Reconnaissance Units (PRUs). They were CIA-sponsored units that worked for the Phoenix Program. The...
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3d Force Reconnaissance Company (3d Force Recon) is a force reconnaissance unit of the United States Marine Corps Reserve. The company is located in Mobile...
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Retrospective on Counterinsurgency Operations: The Tay Ninh Provincial Reconnaissance Unit and Its Role in the Phoenix Program, 1969-70, CIA Historical...
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Force Phoenix Program Provincial Reconnaissance Units Republic of Vietnam Military Forces Royal Thai Police Aerial Reinforcement Unit (PARU) Royal Lao Police...
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King's Rangers (category Loyalist military units in the American Revolution)
Rangers, was a Loyalist provincial ranger unit that specialized in close combat, irregular warfare, raiding, reconnaissance, and tracking. It raised...
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Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (category Military units and formations of the Australian Army)
conjunction with US Special Forces (USSF). A few were attached to Provincial Reconnaissance Units with whom they became involved in the controversial Phoenix...
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Republic of Vietnam National Police Field Force (category Military units and formations disestablished in the 1970s)
Program Provincial Reconnaissance Units (PRUs) Republic of Vietnam Military Forces Royal Lao Police Royal Thai Police Aerial Reinforcement Unit (PARU)...
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such as the 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company or the 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company. These companies are not organic to a battalion or regiment...
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Queen's Rangers (category Loyalist military units in the American Revolution)
tactics, close combat, irregular warfare, maneuver warfare, raiding, reconnaissance, screening, and tracking. Formed in 1776, they were named for Queen...
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Special forces (redirect from Elite army unit)
used more broadly for these types of units. Special forces capabilities include the following: Special reconnaissance and surveillance in hostile environments...
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violence of "hunter-killer teams"; and at p. 170, describing PRU (Provincial Reconnaissance Unit) personnel as "by and large" convicts: "The CIA would bail them...
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Force. The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. An 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion currently...
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British Legion (American Revolutionary War) (category Loyalist military units in the American Revolution)
The British Legion was an elite British provincial regiment established during the American Revolutionary War, composed of Loyalist American troops, organized...
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Finlayson, Andrew R. (2009). "MARINE ADVISORS WITH THE VIETNAMESE PROVINCIAL RECONNAISSANCE UNITS, 1966-1970" (PDF). p. 40. "The Tết Offensive: Six Hours That...
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Unit Provincial Police Region 3 Kumhang-Songkram Special Operations Unit Provincial Police Region 4 Thotsarot 491 Special Operations Unit Provincial Police...
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189th Infantry Brigade (United States) (category Military units and formations established in 1921)
and progress of these units as they are deploying. Since its reactivation, the brigade has specialized in training provincial reconstruction teams (PRTs)...
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report: "Each Provincial Corps in the IRGCGF possesses a unit, called Saberin, which has special operations capabilities. These units rotate to the northwest...
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long-range reconnaissance and diversion unit that was created in 1993 as part of a military intelligence department in the Estonian Defence Forces. The unit was...
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first officially constituted as the 303rd Communications Reconnaissance Battalion. The Unit was activated on 25 September 1950 at Arlington Hall, Virginia...
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