 73rd Air Army was reestablished to provide air support for the Central Asian Military District.32nd Army's Second Formation was established at Semipalatinsk in 1981 on the basis of the 1st Army Corps, moved from Ashkabad, almost simultaneously with the creation of the Central Asian Military District as a result of the tensions with China.The 32nd Army initially combined a former Ukraine-based division, the Turkmenistan-based 155th Motor Rifle Division (was the 16th Mech Div, then 15th Tank Division) and 78th Tank Division (was the 78th Rifle Division, then 19th Мech Div.