Initially formed in 1975 as the RAF Mobile Catering Support Unit, 3MCS has been supporting exercises and operations for over forty years. Warrant Officer Maxine Booth has served in Italy, Croatia, the Falklands, and the Middle East. Most recently she spent five months in the North West of England as part of the coronavirus vaccination task force.
She said: “Being Warrant Officer 3MCS, has always been an aspiration. I think once you’ve been on the Sqn you never want to leave or when you do leave you look for the next opportunity to come back. For me, returning to Wittering as Warrant Officer 3MCS, is like returning home.”
Maxine was also the first female flight sergeant at 3MCS and led the Squadron’s training flight; giving trainee RAF Chefs and Air Ground Stewards the fundamental skills required to work in a deployed field kitchen.
Wing Commander Wayne Tracey commands No 85 Expeditionary Logistics Wing, of which 3MCS is a part. He said: “Mrs Booth is well qualified for this role and I am pleased to welcome her back to 3MCS. It is an important job that requires a detailed understanding of catering, logistics and a real knowledge of people. Warrant Officer Booth has all of these, and I am looking forward to working with her.”