Humans are a tribal species. One consequence of our social bonding is to naturally take a 'them and us' approach to any misfortune.
Suppose (not this time, possibly) that a crash happens that would not have happened with NVG + appropriate training:
Is it management's fault for not proviing NVG which could have reduced risk?
Or
Is it the commander / pilots fault that given the equipment level and training the task should not have been attempted?
In the real world decisions have to be made in the light of cost. It's called management. The decision to launch should be made based on all of the information available at the time of potential launch, including the consequences of decisions made in the light of cost; taking a 'Zeke'. approach. Once launched, it would be a cop-out to blame something (such as lack of NVG) that was known from the outset.
I think the best inputs so far have leaned towards the ' drivers not heros' and 'safe and efficient Medical Transportation'. If you take that to heart, then a bus driver crashing because he tried to corner like a Porsche can't blame management for not giving him a Porsche.