diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f32b5b0ea..2a2a5fdb6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ doc/build
 # Ignore macOS cache files
 .DS_Store
 
+
 # Ignore testsuite file/directories
 testsuite*
 caselist*
diff --git a/configuration/scripts/cice.batch.csh b/configuration/scripts/cice.batch.csh
index 0450d2647..00280de06 100755
--- a/configuration/scripts/cice.batch.csh
+++ b/configuration/scripts/cice.batch.csh
@@ -213,7 +213,20 @@ cat >> ${jobfile} << EOFB
 #SBATCH -N ${nnodes}
 #SBATCH -e slurm%j.err
 #SBATCH -o slurm%j.out
-#SBATCH --mail-type END,FAIL
+#SBATCH --mail-type FAIL
+#SBATCH --mail-user=robert.grumbine@noaa.gov
+EOFB
+
+else if (${ICE_MACHINE} =~ hera*) then
+cat >> ${jobfile} << EOFB
+#SBATCH -J ${ICE_CASENAME}
+#SBATCH -t `echo ${batchtime} | cut -f1-2 -d:`
+#SBATCH -q batch
+#SBATCH -A marine-cpu
+#SBATCH -N ${nnodes}
+#SBATCH -e slurm%j.err
+#SBATCH -o slurm%j.out
+#SBATCH --mail-type FAIL
 #SBATCH --mail-user=robert.grumbine@noaa.gov
 EOFB
 
@@ -223,8 +236,25 @@ cat >> ${jobfile} << EOFB
 EOFB
 
 else if (${ICE_MACHINE} =~ phase3*) then
+if ( ${nnodes} > 15) then
+  setenv p3tile 16
+  setenv mem `expr 100 \* 1024 / $nnodes`
+else
+  setenv p3tile ${nnodes}
+  setenv mem 8192
+endif
+echo mem = ${mem} nnodes and p3tiles ${nnodes} ${p3tile} p3tile must be le nnodes
 cat >> ${jobfile} << EOFB
-# nothing to do
+#BSUB -J ${ICE_CASENAME}
+#BSUB -q "dev_shared"
+#BSUB -P RTO-T2O
+#BSUB -W `echo ${batchtime} | cut -f1-2 -d:`
+#BSUB -n ${nnodes}
+#BSUB -R "affinity[core]"
+#BSUB -R "span[ptile=${p3tile}]"
+#BSUB -R "rusage[mem=${mem}]"
+#BSUB -o /u/Robert.Grumbine/${ICE_CASENAME}.out.%J
+#BSUB -e /u/Robert.Grumbine/${ICE_CASENAME}.err.%J
 EOFB
 
 else if (${ICE_MACHINE} =~ high_Sierra*) then
diff --git a/configuration/scripts/cice.launch.csh b/configuration/scripts/cice.launch.csh
index 17a260e06..3e5c3500f 100755
--- a/configuration/scripts/cice.launch.csh
+++ b/configuration/scripts/cice.launch.csh
@@ -197,6 +197,20 @@ cat >> ${jobfile} << EOFR
 ./cice >&! \$ICE_RUNLOG_FILE
 EOFR
 
+#=======
+else if (${ICE_MACHINE} =~ phase3*) then
+cat >> ${jobfile} << EOFR
+mpirun -np ${ntasks} ./cice >&! \$ICE_RUNLOG_FILE
+EOFR
+
+#=======
+else if (${ICE_MACHINE} =~ phase2*) then
+cat >> ${jobfile} << EOFR
+mpirun -np ${ntasks} ./cice >&! \$ICE_RUNLOG_FILE
+EOFR
+
+=======
+
 #=======
 else if (${ICE_MACHINE} =~ travisCI*) then
 if (${ICE_COMMDIR} =~ serial*) then
diff --git a/configuration/scripts/machines/Macros.hera_intel b/configuration/scripts/machines/Macros.hera_intel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38cc62ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configuration/scripts/machines/Macros.hera_intel
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#==============================================================================
+# Makefile macros for theia - intel and openmpi compilers
+#==============================================================================
+
+CPP        := cpp
+CPPDEFS    := -DFORTRANUNDERSCORE -DNO_R16 -DHAVE_F2008_CONTIGUOUS -DLINUX -DCPRINTEL ${ICE_CPPDEFS}
+CFLAGS     := -c -O2  -xHost
+
+FIXEDFLAGS := -132
+FREEFLAGS  := -FR
+FFLAGS     := -fp-model precise -convert big_endian -assume byterecl -ftz -traceback   -xHost
+
+FFLAGS_NOOPT:= -O0
+
+ifeq ($(ICE_BLDDEBUG), true)
+#RG: this looks more like gfortran options:  
+##  FFLAGS     += -O0 -g -fcheck=bounds -finit-real=nan -fimplicit-none -ffpe-trap=invalid,zero,overflow
+  FFLAGS     += -O0 -g -check-bounds -implicit-none -fpe3
+else
+  FFLAGS     += -O2
+endif
+
+#Note that on theia mpif90 refers to gfortran even though it is in the intel bin
+FC := mpiifort
+MPIFC:= mpiifort
+LD:= $(MPIFC)
+
+NETCDF_PATH := $(NETCDF)
+
+ifeq ($(ICE_IOTYPE), netcdf)
+    NETCDF_PATH := $(shell nc-config --prefix)
+    INCLDIR := $(INCLDIR) -I$(NETCDF_PATH)/include
+    LIB_NETCDF := $(NETCDF_PATH)/lib
+    LIB_PNETCDF := 
+    SLIBS   := -L$(LIB_NETCDF) -lnetcdf -lnetcdff
+else
+    SLIBS   := 
+endif
+
+LIB_MPI := 
+
+
+SCC   := icc 
+SFC   := ifort
+MPICC := mpiicc
+MPIFC := mpiifort
+
+ifeq ($(ICE_COMMDIR), mpi)
+  FC := $(MPIFC)
+  CC := $(MPICC)
+else
+  FC := $(SFC)
+  CC := $(SCC)
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(ICE_THREADED), true) 
+   LDFLAGS += -fopenmp
+   CFLAGS += -fopenmp
+   FFLAGS += -fopenmp
+endif
diff --git a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.hera_intel b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.hera_intel
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ef3afdb7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.hera_intel
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/csh -f
+
+source /etc/profile.d/modules.csh
+#module list
+module purge
+module load intel/18.0.5.274
+module load impi/2018.0.4
+module load esmf/7.1.0r
+module load hdf5/1.10.4  netcdf/4.6.1 
+module load wgrib wgrib2
+#echo renewed modules:
+#module list
+ 
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_ENVNAME hera
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_COMPILER intel
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_MAKE make
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_WKDIR /home/Robert.Grumbine/rgdev/CICE_RUNS
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA /home/Robert.Grumbine/rgdev/
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_BASELINE /home/Robert.Grumbine/rgdev/CICE_BASELINE
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_SUBMIT "sbatch"
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_TPNODE 4
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_ACCT P0000000
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_QUEUE "batch"
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_BLDTHRDS 1
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_QSTAT " "
+#setenv ICE_MACHINE_QUIETMODE true
diff --git a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.high_Sierra_gnu b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.high_Sierra_gnu
index cabd66944..db8bc01a3 100755
--- a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.high_Sierra_gnu
+++ b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.high_Sierra_gnu
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ setenv ICE_MACHINE_ENVNAME high_Sierra
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_COMPILER gnu
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_MAKE make
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_WKDIR /Volumes/ncep/CICE_RUNS
-setenv ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA /Volumes/Data/CICE_data
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA /Volumes/Data/
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BASELINE /Volumes/ncep/CICE_BASELINE
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_SUBMIT " "
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_TPNODE 4
diff --git a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.phase3_intel b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.phase3_intel
index 03aa7083f..4c8f65eee 100755
--- a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.phase3_intel
+++ b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.phase3_intel
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-#!/bin/csh -f --login
+#!/bin/csh -f
 
-source /etc/profile.d/lmod.csh
+#. $MODULESHOME/init/csh
+source $MODULESHOME/init/csh
+echo done with init.csh
+module use -a $MODULESHOME/modulefiles
 
 module purge
+module load lsf/10.1
 module load ips/18.0.1.163
 module load impi/18.0.1
 module load NetCDF/4.5.0 
@@ -15,10 +19,10 @@ setenv ICE_MACHINE_MAKE gmake
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_WKDIR /u/Robert.Grumbine/noscrub/CICE_RUNS
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA /u/Robert.Grumbine/noscrub/
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BASELINE /u/Robert.Grumbine/noscrub/CICE_BASELINE
-setenv ICE_MACHINE_SUBMIT " "
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_SUBMIT "bsub < "
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_TPNODE 4
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_QUEUE "default"
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_ACCT P0000000
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BLDTHRDS 1
-setenv ICE_MACHINE_QSTAT "qstat "
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_QSTAT "bjobs "