Add a strong and instantly recognizable branch detail to your American uniform with these US Collar Discs - Air Defence Artillery. These gold-tone collar insignia feature the familiar crossed cannons with missile design, a symbol that reflects the transition from traditional artillery to modern air defense. This gives the insignia a bold and technical appearance that stands out nicely on a service coat or other U.S. Army uniform.

For collectors, uniform builders, and enthusiasts of American military insignia, this is an appealing item that looks a little different from the more traditional artillery collar discs. The design is clean, recognizable, and especially suitable for a carefully assembled post-war or modern U.S. Army air defense display. Because the insignia includes the missile motif, this pair also holds a distinctive place within the evolution of U.S. Army branch insignia.

Subtiel advies 
A fine match with other U.S. Army uniform details such as a service coat, matching U.S. collar disc, rank insignia, or artillery-related finishing pieces for a more complete and well-presented display.

Historische Context
Historically, Air Defense Artillery shares its earliest roots with the American Artillery branch and therefore with Henry Knox’s artillery regiment of 1775. However, Air Defense Artillery was only established as a separate branch in June 1968. Soon after that, on 1 December 1968, the branch was authorized to wear the modified insignia of crossed field guns with a missile. Because of that, this style of collar disc is historically best suited to a post-war or modern U.S. Army impression, rather than a strict WWII setup. Its background does reach further back, though: the Anti-Aircraft Training Center at Fort Bliss was established in 1940, forming part of the earlier development that later fed into the Air Defense Artillery school tradition.