The bodies of Petty Officer 1st Class James Hopkins and retired Chief Petty Officer Richard Belisle, both with fatal gunshot wounds, were found on the morning of April 12, 2012 in the Commmunications Station Kodiak facility in Kodiak, Alaska. Hopkins, 41, was an electronics technician from Vergennes, Vermont. Belisle, 51, was a former Chief Petty Officer who continued service to the Coast Guard as a civilian employee.
A retired Coast Guardsman employed as a civilian technician resented the growing influence of Belisle and Hopkins in the shop where he had been a nationally recognized antenna expert. He meticulously planned an alibi, sneaked onto the communications station and murdered both men.
At trial the gunman was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, murder of an officer or employee of the United States, and possession of a firearm in a crime of violence.
| Name | Rating | Duty Station | Date |
| Hopkins, J. | ET1 | COMMSTA Kodiak, AL | 4/12/2012 |