NORFOLK, Va. (August 1, 2008) – The Italian submarine ITS Salvatore Todaro (S 526), manned by 6 officers and 21 petty officers, moors pierside at Naval Station Norfolk’s Pier 3. The Todaro began a 13-day port visit following the submarine’s participation in a Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group. Todaro’s participation in JTFEX and follow-on port visits was a historic first for the Italian Navy, representing the first time since World War II that an Italian submarine crossed the Atlantic Ocean westward. (U.S. Navy photo by Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Xander Gamble/released)