CONCORD â On Wednesday, Gov. Chris Sununu authorized the New Hampshire National Guardsmen to support a request from the National Guard Bureau to send approximately 50 soldiers and airmen to Washington, D.C., for the upcoming presidential inauguration of Democrat Joe Biden. âEnsuring a peaceful and orderly transition of power is of paramount importance to our nation,â said Sununu. âWith this authorization, the men and women of our New Hampshire National Guard will be deployed to our nationâs capital to protect and defend democracy,â the governor said. âThe NHNG is among the best of the best â and I join the people of New Hampshire in praying for them as they take on this critical mission.â