United Arab Emirates troop training in W.Va. Amiri Guard given friendly welcome
RIDGELEY, W.Va. — Mineral County is playing host to a unique group of guests and many residents might not even know it.
Twenty members of the Amiri Guard of the United Arab Emirates are currently undergoing training at Storm Mountain Training Center in Elk Garden. The Guard is essentially an Arabic parallel to the United States Secret Service. It is an elite unit trained to protect officials like the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi from threats.
The element at Storm Mountain is enrolled in an Executive Protection Course where they will train in a variety of counterterrorism skills.



























































