The Green Line - Embeds

A: Only Bona fide Guest are authorized to ride aboard TGL buses provided they have proper passes for Base access and completed a approved by the MTB Fleet Manager. MCB MTB Bona fide Guests are defined as:

(1) Those "guest" sponsored by a member of the United States Forces Japan with privileges offered under the Status Of Forces Agreement between the United States and Japan. (2) Whose residence is physically located outside the country of Japan. (3) Those who have entered Japan Legally in a temporary visitor's status. Base visitor's pass does not constitute "Bona Fide Guest Status."

Authorized passengers are those entitled persons (military, family members, civilian employees and their Bona fide guests) allotted per Marine Corps Order on Motor Transport Branch, the Government of Japan/United States of America Mutual Defense Treaty and the Status of Forces Agreement between the United States and the Government of Japan. The unauthorized use of TGL is prohibited and violators will be reported to Military and/or Japanese Police for adjudication.

A: TGL buses are not normally used for service outside their fixed schedules. MCB Camp Smedly D. Butler provides passenger bus service via MCB AC/S G-4, Motor Transport Branch for unit training and deployments. TGL Group Travel accommodates units traveling between Marine Camps on Okinawa along established routes. MTB Fleet Manager may deploy large buses during known low travel times in accordance with authorizing transportation of weapons or equipment. Adjusted with a case by case modification of the pick up and drop off points.

A: Items found abandoned aboard buses are relinquished to Military Police Central, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.

A: TGL's operating periods have been carefully designed through a specific process focused on meeting mission requirements, available resources, employee work standards, route travel time and federal and Marine Corps regulations governing driver fatigue / driving time. The commanding General of MCB Camp Smedly D. Butler is the final approving authority for TGL's hours of operations.

A: The Green Line was designed to provide safe and reliable transportation for Marines who are restricted from vehicle operation/ownership and travel between U.S. Military installations. Authority for operating TGL is contained in the MCO P11240.106B and DoD Inst. 4500.35-1R. The Armed Forces Joint Recreation Center at Okuma is outside the bounds of regulatory allowance.

A: The Green Line was designed to provide safe and reliable transportation for Marines traveling between U.S. Military installations. The secondary objective was to reduce the number of government vehicles the number of government vehicles operating in support of passengers traveling between the designated locations. The Green Line operates at 100% of its resources and is unable to expand without additional contracting. Currently TGL has numerous requests from Camp Commanders for additional services creating an impossible environment for expanding service. The Marine Corps maintains a small operational presence on Kadena Air Base, through which transportation requirements have been satisfied through simple measures of promoting economical and efficient use of MCB's resources.

A: The Green Line operations require resources (buses) to be operated continuously throughout the work period for weeks at a time. This high operational tempo amplified by the lack of designated cleaning crews could result in unsanitary/unhealthy if not managed through a strict no food/beverage policy.

A: Department of Defense and Marine Corps directives restrict tobacco use in GOV Vehicles.