180TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per fess enhanced Gules and Or, on the first a mullet radiant with six rays issuant from upper points to chief throughout, on the second a sheaf of arrows all counterchanged. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "VENCER" in Red letters.
Scarlet and yellow are the colors used for Artillery. The three arrows from the badge of the former 158th Field Artillery Regiment denote the unit's historic association and also the European campaign honors awarded during World War II. The radiant star is taken from the Arizona State flag and represents the organization's origin in that area.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 480th Field Artillery Battalion on 2 December 1954. It was redesignated for the 180th Artillery Regiment on 7 June 1960. The insignia was redesignated for the 180th Field Artillery Regiment on 19 July 1972.
Coat of Arms
Shield
Per fess enhanced Gules and Or, on the first a mullet radiant with six rays issuant from upper points to chief throughout, on the second a sheaf of arrows all counterchanged.
Crest
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Arizona Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a giant cactus Proper.
Motto
VENCER (To Conquer).
Shield
Scarlet and yellow are the colors used for Artillery. The three arrows from the badge of the former 158th Field Artillery Regiment denote the unit's historic association and also the European campaign honors awarded during World War II. The radiant star is taken from the Arizona State flag and represents the organization's origin in that area.
Crest
The crest is that of the Arizona Army National Guard.
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 480th Field Artillery Battalion on 2 December 1954. It was redesignated for the 180th Artillery Regiment on 7 June 1960. The insignia was redesignated for the 180th Field Artillery Regiment on 19 July 1972.