Hawaii News Now Live at RIMPAC 2018

180626-N-NW961-0003 PEARL HARBOR (June 26, 2018) Hawaii News Now reporter Billy V interviews Royal Canadian Navy Lt(N) Jeff Lura live during the morning show at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Twenty-six nations, more than 45 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael O'Day/Released)