Biodefense Campus] projects. The project provided all the drugs and equipment for the medics worldwide. The USAMRMC became the information management for the Army Medical Department. USAMRMC became one of the leaders in the country, if not the world, in telemedicine. Martínez López wrote the keynote for "Biomaterials for Military Medical Needs. On May 19, 2004, Martínez López was the recipient of the 2004 "Woodrow Wilson Award for Distinguished Government Service" from the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. At the Delta Omega Honor Society induction ceremony, he was the keynote speaker. Martínez López has been featured on the cover of "U.S. Medicine" magazine and on the cover of the December 26, 2002 issue of "Military Medical Technology" magazine. Career after the U.S. Army Martínez López retired from the U.S. Army in 2005 and was named the Senior Vice President & Administrator of Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital Harris County Hospital District in Houston, Texas. He also served as the Chief Medical Officer at the Brandon Regional Hospital in Brandon, Florida. Martínez López belongs to various professional organizations, among them the American Board of Family Medicine and the American Board of Preventive Medicine. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Nomination for Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs On November 17, 2021, the White House announced that President Biden intends to nominate Lester Martínez López for the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. On January 10, 2022, the White House submitted the nomination to the U.S. Senate, where it was referred to the Committee on Armed Services. The committee held a hearing on the nomination on February 15, 2022, and favorably reported the nomination to the full Senate on March 8, 2022. Military awards and recognitions Among Major General Martínez López's military awards and recognition's are the following: Notes See also List of Puerto Ricans List of Puerto Rican military personnel References Further reading "Puertorriquenos Who Served With Guts, Glory, and Honor. Fighting to Defend a Nation Not Completely Their Own"; by : Greg Boudonck; ; 1955 births Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health alumni People from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican military doctors Puerto Rican military officers Puerto Rican Army personnel Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States) United States Army generals Living people