▁Command ing ▁Log istics . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Cos son ▁served ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁appoint ments ▁within ▁Land ▁Command , ▁including ▁a ▁regiment al ▁appointment ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Brigade ▁and ▁a ▁log istics ▁staff ▁officer ▁appointment ▁at ▁Head quarters ▁Land ▁Command . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁appointment ▁her ▁respons ib ilities ▁included ▁log istics ▁planning ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁operations ▁in ▁East ▁Tim or . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁she ▁deployed ▁as ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁Mon itor ing ▁Group , ▁B oug ain ville . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Cons pic uous ▁Service ▁Cross ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Australia ▁Day ▁Hon ours ▁" for ▁out standing ▁achiev ement ▁as ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff , ▁Peace ▁Mon itor ing ▁Group , ▁B oug ain ville , ▁and ▁in ▁log istic ▁planning ▁and ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁Com bat ▁Force ▁as ▁the ▁Staff ▁Officer ▁Gra de ▁One ▁Log istics , ▁Land ▁Head quarters ". ▁ ▁On ▁her ▁return ▁from ▁B oug ain ville ▁she ▁served ▁with ▁Def ence ▁Corpor ate ▁Services ▁before ▁being ▁second ed ▁to ▁the ▁J oint ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁Def ence ▁and ▁Trade ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Cos son ▁comm enced ▁a ▁three - year ▁appointment ▁in ▁strateg ic ▁log istics ▁planning ▁and ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁log istics ▁policy ▁and ▁for ▁developing ▁concepts ▁to ▁improve ▁log istics