Terrence Rex Dake[1] (born July 22, 1944) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC) from 1998 to 2000.

He earned undergraduate degrees from the College of the Ozarks and the University of Arkansas, where he studied history and served as president of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity chapter during the fall semester of his senior year.

General Dake has flown helicopters in every aircraft wing in the Marine Corps.

Additionally, he served as the Assistant Chief of Staff of Operations, G-3 for the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing in Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the largest aircraft wing ever fielded in combat by the Marine Corps.

Dake was advanced to the rank of general and assumed his position as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps[2] on September 5, 1998.