A Navy nuclear-powered submarine made a first-ever port visit to the remote Faroe Islands this week, a signal to Moscow \u2013 and to U.S. allies \u2013 of the U.S. military\u2019s ability to project power throughout the North Atlantic <\/b>region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Virginia-class fast attack submarine Delaware arrived at the capital of the Faroe Islands, which are roughly midway between Iceland and Norway, for a scheduled port stop June 26, the Navy said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The stopover for the sub at the self-governing island group, which is a part of Denmark, follows another U.S. submarine\u2019s visit off nearby Iceland\u2019s coast<\/a> in April and comes amid worries from NATO countries over Russia\u2019s underwater activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During a congressional hearing in April, Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command, told lawmakers<\/a> that Russian submarines were actively patrolling the Atlantic, even in the midst of the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMuch of the Russian military has not been affected negatively by this conflict,\u201d especially their undersea forces, Cavoli said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earlier this month, the Associated Press reported<\/a> NATO launched a new center for protecting undersea pipelines and cables amid growing concern Russia may target<\/a> such critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/USAmbDenmark\/status\/1674127356909215744<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n