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Vol. 15 · No. 121 · Saturday, 10 October 2026

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Navy & Marines · Page 5

Navy chief who's proud to be a chief wears chief T-shirt that says so

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NORFOLK, Va. — After a long day of work on the ship, there is nothing that Navy Chief Petty Officer Roy Lopez enjoys more than shedding his Chief uniform, throwing on a matching Chief t-shirt and mesh shorts, then hopping into his Chief sticker-covered Ford F-150 truck to go and do Chief things, sources confirmed this morning.

"What can I say? I'm proud to be a Chief," says Lopez, whose arms are covered with Chief anchor tattoos.

In 2004, Lopez put on the rank of Chief, or E-7 in the Navy, and has never been seen in public since then without wearing something that doesn't declare his rank or his membership in the "Goat Locker."

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