Angel Hermiz is a linguist currently working with United States Division-North, at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq. Hermiz is a Clinton Township, Mich., native, but is originally from Kirkuk, Iraq. “Knowing the culture very well is what motivated me mostly to do the job, because I felt like I could be a great help to all of the aoldiers,” she said about her job as a linguist.