Description60th Coast Artillery Regiment COA.png	60th Coast Artillery Regiment COA
Date	21 May 1924
Source	US Army Institute of Heraldry
Author	US Army
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• Coat of Arms.

Blazon

• Shield: Per fess embattled Sable and Gules fimbriated Or a pile in bend of the third the lower portion obscured by the second tincture, in sinister chief a mullet of the third.

• Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Sable a carabao skull Sable horned Or.

• Motto: COELIS IMPERAMUS (We Rule The Heavens).

Symbolism

• Shield:

1. The shield is divided horizontally into two parts, the dividing line being embattled to represent defense.
2. The lower half is red for Artillery; the upper half bears the colors of black and gold, significant of the Orient where the unit had its pioneer service.
3. A searchlight beam pierces the darkness of this portion of the shield signifying the never ending vigilance which this organization exercises in searching for enemy aircraft.
4. The star has a double significance. It is symbolic of the state of Texas, the Lone Star State, where the unit was reorganized after World War I, and its battleground in the heavens.

• Crest: The carabao horns are symbolic of service in the Philippine Islands where the 60th Battalion, Coast Artillery Corps served.

Background

1. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 60th Coast Artillery Regiment on 1924-05-21.
2. It was amended to change the blazon of the shield and correct the motto on 1924-10-03.
3. It was redesignated for the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and amended to correct the description on 1949-11-16.
4. The insignia was redesignated for the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons) on 1954-09-08.
5. It was redesignated for the 60th Artillery Regiment on 1958-12-15.
6. It was redesignated for the 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment effective 1971-09-01.