In between shooting photos for the Iraq article in the magazine this month, Walter Pieringer shot some video footage on his DSLR of his traveling companions getting attacked by dogs, riding in helicopters, and blowing shit up in the desert. He cut together this edit to try to convey a little bit of what it was like traveling to a war zone to ride BMX bikes.

To see the full story, including interviews with the soldiers that ride, check out this months issue of rideukbmx.