First of 17 AS532 Cougar in May 1996 and it earned initial capability on the type in Jul 1997. 
From 15apr2010 300 Squadron helped local fire stations with a dune-fire near Bergen aan Zee with 2 Cougar (S-454 and S-459), flying with bambi-buckets.
January 2015 300 Squadron started with medevac flights at Leeuwarden for the Islands. At least to July 2015 2 AS532 located in the north.
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Models Ships |
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| 2020-apr-13 | Zr Ms Karel Doorman (A833) | embarked Cougars S-441 and S-445 in the North Sea, prior to departing for a 5-6 month deployment in the Caribbean providing support for the COVID pandemic. | |
300 Squadron Operations |
| Dates | Operation | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-may-15 | 2023-jun-01 |  Tac Blaze 23-1 |
| 2022-oct-31 | Falcon Autumn 2022 | |
| 2022-jun-28 | 2022-jul-21 |  High Blaze 2022 |
| APROC 2018 | ||
 Hot Blade 2018 | ||
| 2014-mar-24 | 2014-mar-25 | NSS 2014 |
| 2013-aug | 2013-dec |  Combined Task Force 150 |
| Hot Blade 2013 | ||
| Hot Blade 2012 | ||
| 2012-jul | 2012-dec | Combined Task Force 150 |
| 2010-mar-22 | 2010-apr-01 | Tac Blaze 10-1 |
| 2009-sep-21 | 2009-oct-02 | Tac Blaze 09-2 |
| 2001-jan | 2002-jan |  SFOR (stabilisation force) |
