180629-N-LY160-0023 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (June 29, 2018) Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 Innovation Fair visitor uses a virtual reality demonstration from the COMSUBPAC Innovation Lab booth, in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The innovation fair is to accelerate the delivery of innovative capabilities to operators by introducing and demonstrating the capability and technology in an operationally relevant environment. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lee/Released)