SALT LAKE CITY?Eight-foot fences surround the Olympic Village. Nearby, commuters on Wasatch Boulevard speed past utility poles festooned with bright decorative banners.

For every bright flag flapping outside a venue, there’s likely to be a National Guard soldier dressed in camouflage checking each car allowed into a parking lot.

With one month remaining until the Feb. 8 Opening Ceremony, Utah is putting the final touches on both facets of the Games.

Lt. Col. Craig Morgan, spokesman for the Utah National Guard, said 3,100 guardsmen will be on duty by mid-January. Most will be assigned as sentries or to security details.