Word: grounds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...been over that ground before, and it's time to find a new vista. Right about now, somewhere in the Caribbean would do nicely...
...that backsliding occurs. Ensuring compliance should be easy, says Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson. "Everybody -- Serbs, Croats and Muslims -- has lines they've got to go behind in the next few weeks, after which we should be able to tell who does what. With 20,000 men on the ground, and aircraft constantly crossing overhead, we should be able to keep a pretty good eye on whether there are any movements of troops or ammunition that would be in violation of the agreement...
...Tuzla airfield, ground crews will have little time to gripe. The former Yugoslav airstrip for fighter planes has only one runway, on which the outlines of filled-in holes created by Serb shelling can still be plainly seen. No matter: plans call for a U.S. cargo plane to land there every 20 minutes all day and eventually through the night. And only three planes can be on the ground at any time. Can this ambitious schedule...
...equipment and otherwise getting the field ready, expresses confidence that it can handle the planned traffic. But he adds, with a laugh, "We're going to go to church to pray for better weather." Snow and low ceilings last week caused several flights either to be held on the ground at the Ramstein air base in Germany or to circle Tuzla fruitlessly and go back, unable to land. The miserable conditions do have their bright side, however. "There's nothing like sunshine for a good firefight," says Marine Lieut. General Anthony Zinni, "and this kind of weather discourages that...
...them. After doing so, however, he will have to move quickly to avoid being hit by NATO's sophisticated counter-artillery fire. A senior Army planner says, "We would expect to return artillery fire at the location where it's coming from almost before the round hits the ground...