Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Hiker Sarah Brandt wandered into the past when she arrived in southwest Oregon’s Siskiyou Smokejumper Base where wildfire fighters once parachuted out of airplanes into blazing forests. Brandt, who ...

As part of the back-and-forth attacks of World War II, the Imperial Japanese army launched balloon bombs — silent wind-borne devices designed to wreak havoc on the cities and woodlands of the American ...

With its mix of beige-hued, sheet-metal buildings, the Redmond Air Center adheres like an appendage to the small municipal airport in central Oregon. The otherwise crystal blue sky is carpeted with a ...

Fort Leavenworth Honors the 555th BN Smokejumpers with a memorial program. FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan.-- Fort Leavenworth, the Combined Arms Center (CAC), and the Special Troops Battalion (CAC STB) ...

Below, you can find a transcribed interview with a Great Basin Smokejumper, Jeff Runck. We're back with Weather Wonders and for this episode, we're actually talking to a Smokejumper. Someone who is ...

If you’ve ever grabbed a pulaski to cut line while waiting for the Bambi Bucket to dump water on the flaming ridge above you, then you’ll have a strong affinity for what Jason Ramos has to say in ...

NATICK, Mass. — Some heroes wear capes, and some wear jumpsuits designed by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC. America’s smokejumpers literally dive ...