 In June 1986, the 32nd Signal Battalion (Radio) was re-organized as a corps-area battalion and re-designated the 32nd Signal Battalion (Area).In addition to providing command multichannel and radioteletype support, the battalion provided three Corps Area Signal Centers, complete with automatic switching to support V Corps' tactical area of operations.From September through December 1990, the battalion was re-organized as a Corps MSE Battalion, conducting a one hundred-percent swap-out of its equipment and re-activating D Company.