Darren W. McDew

Darren W. McDew
Born September 29, 1960
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service 1982–present
Rank General
Commands held Air Mobility Command
Eighteenth Air Force
Battles/wars Global War on Terror
Awards Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (3)

Darren W. McDew is a United States Air Force general who currently serves as the Commander of Air Mobility Command. McDew assumed his current position on May 5, 2014. He was previously Eighteenth Air Force Commander. 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.

Assignments

Upon graduation from Virginia Military Institute in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, McDew was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. In the course of his career he has completed the following assignments:[1][2]

  1. October 1982 - October 1983, Student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
  2. March 1984 - June 1989, Standardization and Evaluation Copilot, Aircraft Commander, Instructor Pilot and Flight commander, 42nd Air Refueling Squadron, Loring AFB, Maine
  3. July 1989 - June 1992, Combat Crew Training School examiner and Instructor Pilot, Assistant Deputy Wing Inspector and Wing Executive Officer, 93rd Bomb Wing, Castle AFB, Calif.
  4. July 1992 - April 1994, Rated Force Planner, Directorate of Personnel Plans; member, Air Force Chief of Staff Operations Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
  5. April 1994 - June 1996, Air Force aide to the President, White House, Washington, D.C.
  6. October 1996 - June 1997, Assistant Operations Officer, 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
  7. June 1997 - June 1999, Commander, 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
  8. August 1999 - July 2000, Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow, Sun Microsystems Inc., Palo Alto, Calif.
  9. July 2000 - January 2002, Commander, 62nd Operations Group, McChord AFB, Wash. (September 2001 - December 2001, Commander, 60th Air Expeditionary Group, Southwest Asia)
  10. January 2002 - July 2003, Commander, 375th Airlift Wing, and Installation Commander, Scott AFB, Ill.
  11. July 2003 - January 2005, Chief, U.S. Air Force Senate Liaison Division, Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
  12. January 2005 - July 2006, Commander, 43rd Airlift Wing, and Installation Commander, Pope AFB, N.C. (January 2006 - May 2006, Director of Mobility Forces, Southwest Asia)
  13. July 2006 - November 2007, Vice Commander, 18th Air Force, Scott AFB, Ill.
  14. November 2007 - February 2009, Director of Public Affairs, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
  15. February 2009 - December 2010, Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
  16. December 2010 - August 2012, Commander, Air Force District of Washington, Andrews AFB, Md.
  17. August 2012 - May 2014, Commander, 18th Air Force, Scott AFB, Ill.
  18. May 2014 – present, Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.

Effective dates of promotion

Awards and decorations

General McDew has been awarded the following decorations and awards:[2]

Air Force Command Pilot Badge
Presidential Service Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff Badge
Headquarters Air Force Badge
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

 Defense Superior Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster

Width-44 crimson ribbon with a pair of width-2 white stripes on the edges

 Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters

Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges.

 Meritorious Service Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters
Width-44 myrtle green ribbon with width-3 white stripes at the edges and five width-1 stripes down the center; the central white stripes are width-2 apart Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal

 Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two bronze oak leaf clusters

 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two silver oak leaf clusters

 Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with three bronze oak leaf clusters

 Combat Readiness Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze star

Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes

 National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Bronze star

 Kosovo Campaign Medal with one bronze service star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal

 Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame and one bronze oak leaf cluster

 Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon

References

  1. ↑ "VMI AFROTC Hall of Fame". Air Force ROTC, Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lieutenant General Darren W. McDew". United States Air Force. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

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Preceded by
Paul J. Selva		 Commander of Air Mobility Command
2014 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent