diff --git a/src/org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose/plugin.xml b/src/org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose/plugin.xml
index 3c7283c46..63cb21258 100644
--- a/src/org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose/plugin.xml
+++ b/src/org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose/plugin.xml
@@ -161,4 +161,46 @@
          </page>
       </extension>
       
+      
+      <extension
+         point="org.eclipse.ui.commands">
+      <command
+            defaultHandler="org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose.NewKernelHandler"
+            id="org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose.newkernel"
+            name="New MOOOSE Kernel">
+      </command>
+   </extension>
+   <extension
+         point="org.eclipse.ui.menus">
+      <menuContribution
+            locationURI="popup:common.new.menu?after=new">
+         <command
+               commandId="org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose.newkernel"
+               label="New MOOSE Kernel"
+               style="push">
+            <visibleWhen
+                  checkEnabled="false">
+               <with
+                     variable="activeWorkbenchWindow.activePerspective">
+                  <equals
+                        value="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.CPerspective">
+                  </equals>
+               </with>
+            </visibleWhen>
+         </command>
+      </menuContribution>
+      <menuContribution
+            locationURI="popup:common.new.menu?after=new">
+         <menu
+               id="org.eclipse.ui.navigator.ProjectExplorer.newkernel"
+               label="New MOOSE Kernel">
+            <command
+                  commandId="org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose.newkernel"
+                  label="New MOOSE Kernel"
+                  style="push">
+            </command>
+         </menu>
+      </menuContribution>
+   </extension>
+      
 </plugin>
diff --git a/src/org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose/src/org/eclipse/ice/client/widgets/moose/ForkStorkHandler.java b/src/org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose/src/org/eclipse/ice/client/widgets/moose/ForkStorkHandler.java
index 4665cb8fc..f3f2fafa0 100644
--- a/src/org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose/src/org/eclipse/ice/client/widgets/moose/ForkStorkHandler.java
+++ b/src/org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose/src/org/eclipse/ice/client/widgets/moose/ForkStorkHandler.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public Object execute(ExecutionEvent event) throws ExecutionException {
 			e.printStackTrace();
 		}
 
-		try {
+		/*try {
 			IMakeTargetManager manager = MakeCorePlugin.getDefault()
 					.getTargetManager();
 			String[] ids = manager.getTargetBuilders(cProject);
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public Object execute(ExecutionEvent event) throws ExecutionException {
 			manager.addTarget(cProject, target);
 		} catch (CoreException e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
-		}
+		}*/
 		return null;
 
 	}
diff --git a/src/org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose/src/org/eclipse/ice/client/widgets/moose/NewKernelHandler.java b/src/org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose/src/org/eclipse/ice/client/widgets/moose/NewKernelHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e47f5aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose/src/org/eclipse/ice/client/widgets/moose/NewKernelHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package org.eclipse.ice.client.widgets.moose;
+
+import org.eclipse.core.commands.AbstractHandler;
+import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionEvent;
+import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionException;
+
+public class NewKernelHandler extends AbstractHandler {
+
+	/**
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * 
+	 * @see org.eclipse.core.commands.AbstractHandler#execute(org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionEvent)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Object execute(ExecutionEvent event) throws ExecutionException {
+
+		
+		System.out.println("HELLO WORLD FROM NEW KERNEL HANDLER");
+		return null;
+	}
+
+}