Maj. Samantha “Sam” J. Norville is the commander of the 182nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, 182nd Airlift Wing, located in Peoria, Illinois. She leads the squadron’s seven work centers, providing comprehensive logistics support for daily installation operations and ensuring peak contingency deployment readiness.
Maj. Norville's career began in 2006 as an enlisted air transportation specialist. In 2011, she transitioned to a full-time federal technician position before being commissioned as the wing executive officer in 2017. After serving in this role until 2021, she moved to the Logistics Readiness Squadron as a logistics readiness officer, holding positions including installation deployment officer, director of operations and logistics management officer.
The major’s comprehensive logistics expertise, cultivated through her enlisted service, has been instrumental in overseeing numerous deployments, domestic operations activations and high-priority wing efforts. From 2021 to 2025, she expertly led logistics planning and execution for two large-scale readiness inspections and four major exercises, including several joint efforts with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally countries. Beyond logistics, Maj. Norville has served in key leadership roles on base, including Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC), president of the Company Grade Officer (CGO) council, drug demand reduction program manager and wing innovation program manager. Prior to her current position, the major was the director of operations, 182nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Peoria, Illinois.
EDUCATION
2009 Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice & Psychology, University of Illinois, Springfield
2016 Master of Arts, Human Development Counseling, University of Illinois, Springfield
2017 Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Course, Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
2022 Logistics Readiness Officer Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2022 Squadron Officer School, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2025 Air National Guard Squadron Commander Course, National Guard Bureau, Andrews AFB, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2006 – December 2016, Air Transportation Specialist, 182nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Peoria, Ill. (April 2009 – January 2010, Air Transportation Specialist, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Camp Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq)
2. March 2017 – March 2021, Wing Executive Officer, 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill.
3. March 2021 – March 2023, Installation Deployment Officer, 182nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
4. March 2023 – December 2025, Director of Operations, 182nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
5. December 2025 – Present, Commander, 182nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal
STATE AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Illinois Long and Honorable Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Illinois Military Attendance Ribbon with “9” device
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2015 Goodwill Military Patriot Award
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
National Guard Association of Illinois (lifetime member)
National Guard Association of the United States (lifetime member)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant March 10, 2017
First Lieutenant March 10, 2019
Captain March 10, 2021
Major March 27, 2025
(Current as of February 2026)