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US Marines have been pictured practicing manoeuvres on Dartmoor after arriving from a warship anchored off the coast of Ireland.
The squads were seen boarding Sea Stallion helicopters near Okehampton in Devon last month.
Two twin propeller Ospreys, which boasts tilt rotors meaning it can perform both vertical and short take offs and landings, was also spotted flying in the area.
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The aircraft flew from the 40,500 ton USS Iwo Jima amphibious assault ship off the coast of Ireland.
The Wasp-class vessel's official Facebook page said: 'This past week, IWO JIMA conducted operations in the Atlantic Ocean and the crew continued to hone their warfighting skills by holding training and completing a number of drills.
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'Another significant accomplishment is that we have been successful in mitigating COVID onboard and had the opportunity to roll back several of our COVID mitigations.
'This was truly an all hands effort over the last couple of months by the crew and all embarked personnel.'
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The Osprey is the world's first production tiltrotor aircraft and costs $72million, has a 14m wingspan capable of travelling at 351mph.
The US Navy's sea stallions are capable of speeds of around 180mph and can carry 37 troops.
Their vessel was named after the The Battle of Iwo Jima which was a major battle lasting five weeks in which the United States Marine Corps and Navy captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War.
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