NORFOLK (Oct. 20, 2020) Rear Admiral Bruce Gillingham, U.S. Navy Surgeon General, right, speaks with Cmdr. Ted Pledger, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) and the ship's senior Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) Chief Hospital Corpsman Chase Speed on the deck of the Cole while pierside in Norfolk, Virginia, October 20, 2020. IDCs are part of the ship's crew and serve as a critical first line of medical support to Sailors aboard smaller US Navy ships around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Denver Applehans)