Army Secretary McHugh stepping down by November

John McHugh, secretary of the U.S. Army, will step down by November, the Defense Department said Monday, adding to a growing list of senior military personnel who are departing the Pentagon during President Barack Obama's final period in office.

McHugh, a former Republican lawmaker who has been the Army's top civilian since 2009, expressed a wish to leave his post several weeks ago, the Pentagon said in a statement, and subsequently advised Obama that he would step down by Nov. 1. The Pentagon did not say why McHugh was leaving, and McHugh's office declined to elaborate.

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