(14 Sep 1995) English/Nat
The sailors on board the USS America were told to stop airstrikes until further notice Thursday afternoon.
The U.S. warship, sailing the Adriatic, is the base for many of the warplanes which have flown sorties over Bosnia.
NATO announced a temporary halt Thursday in its airstrikes on Bosnian Serb targets "pending possible political developments."
The news could prove to be a major breakthrough.
U.S. military men aboard the U-S-S America on the Adriatic are proud of their work, and take credit for some of the success in negotiations.
SOUNDBITE:
"That was our first full day of only America launching from the US Navy strikes on the Adriatic yes. It was a very good day for us yesterday. We put some of our weapons directly on target. We were very pleased with the results of the strikes yesterday."
SUPER CAPTION: USS America Commander William Cross
The brief statement came as U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke appeared to have struck a deal on withdrawal of Bosnian Serb heavy weapons from around Sarajevo. If the Bosnian Serbs comply, NATO and the U.N. could be satisfied and end their two week bombing campaign.
The rumours that U-S peace envoy Richard Holbrooke and Slobodan Milosevic have worked out a deal broke Thursday afternoon.
The warships continue to sail the Adriatic however, and will remain in place until further orders to resume air strikes.
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