🇺🇸🇳🇿🇨🇰⚡️- The US is negotiating a military presence at Penrhyn in the Cook Islands, within the Third Island Chain, where the US and New Zealand are funding a roughly $60 million port upgrade near a former US WWII airfield. The facility could support the US Coast Guard, NZDF and potentially US Navy vessels, while Washington says a broader security agreement could also be considered.