The arrival roster at Deep Space 9 listing Captain Adams
J.J. Adams was a starship captain in the 24th century. He was the commander of the C-57-D.
In 2370, he was listed on the Deep Space 9 arrival roster. (DS9: "Whispers", production art)
J.J. Adams was an in-joke reference to the spaceship commander played by Leslie Nielsen in the classic science fiction film Forbidden Planet (1956).