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| Capt. Brian C. Taddiken delivers welcoming remarks during the Commander, Undersea Surveillance (CUS) change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex. |
DAM NECK, Va. - Capt. Brian Taddiken, a native of Tacoma, Washington, assumed command of Commander, Undersea Surveillance (CUS), from Capt. Scott Luers during a ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex, Jan. 10.
Taddiken arrives to CUS from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, having served as the senior member of the Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Combat Readiness Evaluation Team.
"It's great to be here in Virginia Beach," said Taddiken. "I look forward to working with an outstanding, though little known, group of warfighting professionals. We have a large, diverse team. We work alongside our multi-national partners to accomplish a multifaceted, integral mission for our fleet commanders. If the fight is tomorrow we cannot afford to fail, and we won’t.”
The Integrated Undersea Surveillance System celebrated its 65th anniversary in 2019. Naval Facility Ramey, Puerto Rico, was commissioned in 1954 and marked the debut of the Sound Surveillance System, or SOSUS, the predecessor of IUSS. The operators of IUSS have been covertly tracking threat submarines ever since.
Responsible for the operation of the Navy’s IUSS, CUS has three subordinate commands and multiple detachments supported by over 1,200 military, civilian, and contractor personnel. Based out of Dam Neck, Virginia, the command operates worldwide and partners with many allies of the United States.
CUS supports antisubmarine warfare commands and tactical forces by detecting, classifying and providing timely reporting of information on submarines and other contacts of interest.
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