Darren Wayne McDew (born September 29, 1960) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the Commander of United States Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
His previous senior command positions include Commander of Air Mobility Command as a general and Commander, Eighteenth Air Force (18AF) as a lieutenant general.
McDew is a Command Pilot with over 3,300 hours of flight time.
He has flown the T-37B, T-38A, KC-135A/R, C-17A, C-141B, C-9, C-21, C-130E/H, and UH-1N.
His personal decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit, among others.
McDew married in 1983 to the former Evelyn K.
Massenburg.
They have a daughter, Keisha, and a son, Keith, an officer in the United States Coast Guard.