He held the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force from 1977 until his retirement on 30 September 1981 during the Cold War period.

In Thailand with Air Command and Staff Command, Royal Thai Army War College, National Defence College of Thailand in 1964.

[1] He received the first Royal Thai Air Force service in the year 1941, during the Pacific War in the rank of a pilot officer.

In addition, he is also a member of the National Legislative Assembly member, Supreme Military Court Judiciary, Deputy Minister of Defense and Minister of Defense during the government of Prem Tinsulanonda as Prime Minister.

[2][3] Panieng Karntarat died on 7 July 2010 with a disease at Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital aged 89.