text: Chapter 3
  3-109. Combat assessment is the fourth phase of the Army targeting process decide, detect, deliver, and
  assess, and the sixth phase of the joint targeting process. It is conducted at all levels of warfare. Combat
  assessment evaluates the results of weapons and target engagement and thus provides data for fires and the
  Army and joint targeting processes at all levels. Combat assessment is the determination of the overall
  effectiveness of force employment during military operations (JP 3-60). Combat assessment is composed of
  three major components: (a) BDA; (b) MEA; and (c) reattack recommendation.
  3-110. BDA is an element of combat assessment and is the estimate of target damage or effect, which is
  based on physical damage assessment, change assessment, and functional damage assessment, as well as
  target system assessment, resulting from target engagement.
  3-111. MEA is conducted concurrently and interactively with BDA and is the assessment of the military
  force applied in terms of the weapon system and munitions effectiveness to determine and recommend any
  required changes to the methodology, tactics, weapon system, munitions, fuzing, and/or weapon delivery
  parameters to increase force effectiveness. MEA is primarily an operations responsibility, with support from
  intelligence as documented in the MEA concept of the operation.
  3-112. Reattack recommendation is an assessment derived from the results of BDA and MEA that provides
  the commander systematic advice on reattack of targets and further target selection to achieve objectives.
  The reattack recommendation is a combined operations and intelligence function. For more information on
  combat assessment see FM 3-60 and JP 3-60.
  ASSESSMENT WORKING GROUP
  3-113. The assessment working group is the battle rhythm event that allows staffs to formally assess
  changes in the OE and determine if effects are achieving operational objectives. After operations and target
  execution have begun, it is imperative the assessment working group meets before the targeting working
  group for the upcoming targeting cycle. This ensures the targeting team is armed with the most up to date
  assessment of the OE and understands the progress toward operational objectives. Assessment is a key step
  in Army and Joint targeting methodologies and thus makes the assessment working group and targeting
  meetings inextricably linked in the battle rhythm. Targeting team members must participate in the assessment
  working group as subject matter experts in the application and assessment of their respective effects on the
  OE. Targeting specific related inputs to the assessment working group can include the following:
  * Current assessment of enemy composition and disposition.
  * Assessment of information collection operations during the assessed targeting cycle.
  * All portions of the combat assessment from the assessed targeting cycle.
  * Relevant Intelligence Analysis of effects created during the assessed targeting cycle that may not
  have resulted in measurable BDA.
  * All Warfighting functions must provide an assessment of their planned and executed effects for
  the assessed targeting cycle. At a minimum if time is constrained the assessment should include:
   Fires.
   Maneuver.
   Intelligence.
   Sustainment.
  3-114. Supporting organizations must provide an assessment of their planned and executed effects for the
  assessed targeting cycle. Table 3-13. is an example assessment working group agenda as displayed in FM 6-
  0.The assessment working group is executed in accordance with the organizational battle rhythm. For more
  information of assessment working groups and their execution see FM 6-0 or ATP 5-0.3.