The man arrested last week for allegedly threatening to blow up Hill AFB, Utah, had worked at the base as a civilian mechanic for six years, reports The Salt Lake Tribune. The defense attorney for William Jeffrey Stiffler, who is a resident of Idaho, noted during his client’s arraignment hearing that Stiffler had been taking anti-depressants following the break-up of his marriage. Stiffler reportedly linked his bomb threat and threats to kill members of an unidentified Idaho family with a demand for US troops to be brought home from Southwest Asia.
The Space Force’s fiscal 2027 budget request includes about $2.5 billion for commercial services like satellite communications and off-the-shelf capabilities, but officials say commercial components and technology are embedded throughout programs, making the true allocation much higher.