ation ▁This ▁army ▁was ▁reform ed ▁using ▁the ▁command ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Army ▁Corps ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁when ▁the ▁Central ▁Asian ▁Military ▁District ▁was ▁re est ab lished ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁Soviet - Ch inese ▁border . ▁ ▁Com position : ▁ 7 1 st ▁Motor ▁R if le ▁Division ▁- ▁The ▁ 7 1 st ▁Motor ▁R if le ▁Division ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁at ▁Sem ip al atin sk . ▁The ▁ 7 1 st ▁Motor ▁R if le ▁Division ▁became ▁the ▁ 5 2 0 2 nd ▁Base ▁for ▁Storage ▁of ▁We ap ons ▁and ▁Equ ip ment ▁( V K h V T ) ▁( Sem ip al atin sk ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁The ▁ 5 2 0 2 nd ▁Base ▁for ▁Storage ▁of ▁We ap ons ▁and ▁Equ ip ment ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Kaz akh stan ▁after ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 - 9 2 . ▁ 1 5 5 th ▁Motor ▁R if le ▁Division ▁( U st - K am eng or sk ) ▁ 2 0 3 rd ▁Motor ▁R if le ▁Division ▁( Kar ag anda ) ▁ 7 8 th ▁T ank ▁Division ▁( A y ag uz ) ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁ 3 2 nd ▁Army ▁became ▁ 1 st ▁Army ▁Corps , ▁and ▁then ▁in