[2] By decree of President Robert Kocharyan on 23 January 2002, the army corps was given a battle flag.

[3][4][5] There have been speculation that alongside the United Group of Forces, the 4th Corps could be integrated into Russia’s Southern Military District.

[6] It has four independent motor rifle regiments (including the 527th Motorized Rifle Regiment at Vayk), an independent self-propelled artillery battalion, and one signals battalion:[7] The separate motorized rifle regiment named after National Hero of Armenia Vazgen Sargsyan was established on 21 May 1996 by the order of the Ministry of Defense.

[9] The "N" motorized rifle regiment (currently led by Colonel Alessandr Tsakanyan) was formed on 4 March 1994.

[9] A separate motorized rifle regiment named after Garegin Nzhdeh was established on 2 September 1993.