ComSubLant also oversaw Submarine Squadron 22 at La Maddalena in the Mediterranean, which existed 1972-2008 and was known as Submarine Refit and Training Group La Maddalena from 1972 to the mid-1980s.
He lived there until 1835, when he left the colony and eventually settled in La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy, where he built Villa Webber (Villa Webber is named after him.) In 1943 Benito Mussolini was imprisoned in Villa Webber.
The territory includes the historical region of Gallura ("Gaddura"), the northeastern coast of Sardinia ("Costa Smeralda"), and the island of La Maddalena ("A Madalena").
La Maddalena | Maddalena Visconti | Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria | Ponte della Maddalena | James Maddalena |
The base commander, Lt. Kenneth Armstrong, received notice from U.S. Sixth Fleet Intelligence at La Maddalena that the Libyan fighters had been shot down, and immediately grounded the unarmed logistics flight, which was scheduled to move on to Tel Aviv.