Navy Chief Flag Patch

This United Defense morale patch pairs the American flag with the insignia of a US Navy Chief Petty Officer. It suits Chiefs, retired Chiefs, and the sailors and families who want to honor one. The design splits the rectangle diagonally: the flag fills the upper left, and the lower right carries the CPO fouled anchor on black.

Features

Diagonal Split Design — A stitched black line runs corner to corner and divides the flag half from the insignia half.
Full-Color Flag Embroidery — The stars and stripes are stitched in red, blue and silver-white thread, with the canton (the blue star field) in the upper left.
CPO Fouled Anchor Insignia — The Chief Petty Officer device, an anchor wrapped in chain with the letters USN across the shank, is embroidered in silver-white thread.
Black Background Field — The insignia sits on plain black fabric, which keeps the anchor easy to read at a distance.
Merrowed Edge — A thick overlocked black thread border wraps the outer edge to keep the patch from fraying.
Rectangular Flag Format — The landscape shape matches the proportions of a standard flag patch on a sleeve, cap or pack panel.
United Defense Manufacture — Made by United Defense, a commercial maker, not a military issue item.

Build and Display

The flag half is densely embroidered and the anchor is raised thread over fabric, so the patch has texture rather than a flat printed look. The black border and black field go well with dark uniforms, plate carriers, range bags and caps. It also works as a retirement, promotion or pinning gift for a new Chief.