Lamont: 200 more National Guard headed to DC ahead of presidential transition FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Pvt. Carter Ouellette, of Trumbull, left, and Spc Jonathan Kang, of Rocky Hill, assemble a bed at the Connecticut Convention Center on Friday. The Connecticut National Guard set up a field hospital in the conventen center. Hartford HealthCare will be operating the site, December 18, 2020, in Hartford, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of3 An additional 200 Connecticut National Guard personnel will be deployed to Washington ahead of the presidential transition next week, Gov. Ned Lamont’s office said Friday evening. The additional authorization signed by Lamont on Friday brings Connecticut’s total contribution to more than 300, a news release said. The personnel will “aid and facilitate the peaceful transition of presidential power for the upcoming inauguration,” the release said.