AUGUSTA (AP) — The head of the Maine National Guard announced Wednesday he is stepping down after eight years at the helm.
Maj. Gen. John “Bill” Libby, 68, submitted his resignation effective March 16, according to Gov. Paul LePage’s office.
Libby is adjutant general of the Maine National Guard and commissioner of the state Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, which oversees the National Guard, veterans affairs and disaster response functions.
Libby decided to step down to spend more time with his family and his wife. The announcement came six days after Libby postponed his scheduled address to a joint session of the Legislature so he could deal with an undisclosed family emergency.
LePage said he accepted Libby’s resignation with regret, and that Libby put Maine before himself when LePage asked him to stay on at the end of the last administration.
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