Former Secretary of the Navy Edward Hidalgo speaks during the ground breaking ceremony for the new Naval Regional Medical Center. Seated behind him are (L-R): Vice Adm. J. William Cox, chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and surgeon general of the Navy; Rear Adm. Eustine P. Rucci, commanding officer, Naval Regional Medical Center; Rear Adm. P. Gillcrist, commander, Naval Base, San Diego; Cmdr. M. Hopper, officer in charge of construction, Western Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command, and Capt. C.C. Atkins, director of clinical services, Naval Regional Medical Center