A two-week, large-format LED video wall installation at Ward Field — the heart of Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam MWR's RIMPAC 2026 community programming. Delivered in-kind by Island Vision Pacific on Havoc's behalf.
Held biennially in Hawaiian waters since 1971. This year marks the 30th RIMPAC, coinciding with the 250th anniversaries of the United States and the United States Navy.
Source: U.S. Pacific Fleet — Announces 30th RIMPAC Exercise, April 18, 2026
While RIMPAC is led by the U.S. Navy — specifically U.S. Third Fleet under U.S. Pacific Fleet — it is a fully joint exercise involving Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard alongside partner-nation forces. The 2026 exercise includes 14 national land forces in addition to maritime and air components.
The audience Havoc reaches at Ward Field is the full Pacific joint force plus international partners — the customer set Havoc's autonomy stack is designed to serve.
There is not another moment like this on the Pacific calendar for the next decade.
Direct advertising on a military installation is prohibited by Congressional mandate. Commercial sponsorship of MWR events is the carved-out, regulated, and well-established exception.
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation is the Department of Defense's family-readiness organization. At JBPHH, MWR runs a dedicated RIMPAC program delivering concerts, family events, partner-nation hospitality, recreational programming, esports tournaments, and community engagement throughout the exercise window.
No cash transfers to MWR. In-kind sponsorship is significantly easier to contract than cash sponsorship, and MWR is actively motivated to offset program cost through sponsor value this year given recent budget changes. The agreement is reviewed by Navy JAG and the installation Public Affairs Office — a standard, well-paved path.
The engagement anchors at the Ward Field MWR complex — JBPHH's primary outdoor venue for RIMPAC 2026 community programming. Ward Field sits adjacent to Bloch Arena, JBPHH MWR's indoor sports and esports venue (host to the RIMPAC Esports tournament). The two operate as a unified MWR programming footprint.
Ward Field also hosts MWR's annual 4th of July Celebration — the marquee community event of the period. Per the official MWR program, main-stage entertainment runs from 4:30 to 8:45 p.m. as part of the Armed Forces Entertainment HEATWAVE Summer Event Series, followed immediately by the fireworks show. A car show, Aloha Area near the Navy Exchange, food and hospitality tents, and giveaways round out the day. Attendance is open to Department of War ID cardholders and their sponsored guests. For context: the 4th of July Celebration carries its own sponsorship tier structure separate from the Ward Field LED wall engagement described below.
Per U.S. Pacific Fleet's announcement, the 2026 Combined Task Force command structure is as follows:
A historic ROK milestone. RIMPAC 2026 marks the first time in the exercise's 55-year history that the Republic of Korea Navy commands the maritime component — a significant standing for ROK and Korean industrial partners in the Indo-Pacific.
Beyond the named command structure, RIMPAC brings together delegations from 31 participating nations, approximately 25,000 personnel, and an extensive Pacific joint-force presence operating in and around the Hawaiian Islands across the exercise window. The Ward Field MWR program sits within that broader installation context — it reaches base personnel, sailors and marines from the participating fleet, families, and partner-nation visitors who pass through MWR programming during their time at JBPHH.
Source: U.S. Pacific Fleet, "U.S. Pacific Fleet Announces 30th RIMPAC Exercise," April 18, 2026.
All LED wall content is governed by Department of Defense Instruction 1015.10 and Navy MWR sponsorship rules. Content is developed in coordination between Havoc, IVP, and MWR, and reviewed by MWR and the installation Public Affairs Office prior to display. The constraint shapes the creative approach — Navy 250 and Pacific maritime heritage framing rather than direct capability marketing.
Concerts, fireworks, family events, car showcases, and ceremony from past MWR activations at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam.
RIMPAC runs June 24 – July 31, 2026. If Havoc decides to advance this framework, the team would coordinate with JBPHH MWR on activation dates and final entitlements, then move through JAG review and PAO content approval. Happy to walk through any aspect of this on a call.