Incorrect. I MEF did indeed have M1A1s in Desert Storm serving with 2d Tank Battalion and elements of 4th Tank Battalion. 60 M1A1s were borrowed from the Army, in exchange for some LAVs, and 16 were new builds. Following the skirmish the Army got their Abrams back.
Thanks for the bump, I thought my nephew was in the first M1A1 class for Marines. Iraq #1 was over when he got out of school. I think it was in Kentucky. I assumed Marines had none. I should have known Marines would have requisitioned some. Did they paint them green? We did everything we borrowed.